Iowa Lakes Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Iowa Lakes Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Estherville, Iowa.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,392 for Iowa residents and $7,872 for other students on average. It offers 63 degree programs through 24 Certificate, 39 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 1 programs (1 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	19 S 7th St, Estherville, IA
Phone	712-362-2601
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$7,392 Out-of-State$7,872
Student Population »	1,945 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	50%
Transfer-out Rate	14%
Retention Rate	61% (Full-time) 38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$6,162
Students to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,200

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $7,392 for Iowa residents and $7,872 for out-of-state students at Iowa Lakes Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($7,190) over public community colleges in Iowa.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Iowa Lakes Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Iowa community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Iowa Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$7,392	$7,872
Books & Supplies	$1,874
On-Campus Living Costs	$12,048
Off-Campus Living Costs	$14,268
Average Financial Aid	$6,162
Cost of Attendance	$21,314	$21,794
After Financial Aid	$15,152	$15,632
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$36,200

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Iowa Residents	Out-of-State Students
Iowa Lakes Community College	$7,392	$7,872
Public Community Colleges in Iowa	$6,228	$7,190
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Iowa Lakes Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	24	39	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Power Machinery Operation	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Journalism	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Care Provider/Assistant	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	146 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Carpentry/Carpenter	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Motorcycle Maintenance and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marine Maintenance/Fitter and Ship Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,945 students at Iowa Lakes Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 803 male students and 1,000 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	1,803	725	1,078
Male Students	803	406	397
Female Students	1,000	319	681

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Iowa Lakes Community College, there are 1,960 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 927 students were attending classes through distance learning (332 students are enrolled exclusively and 595 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,960
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	332
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	595
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,033