Ellsworth Community College is a public community college located in Iowa Falls, IA. It offers 41 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).

The 2025 tuition & fees of Ellsworth Community College is $5,496 for Iowa residents and $6,504 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Iowa public community colleges' average ($7,190).

The school has 685 students, which is lower than Iowa community collleges' average (2,810). In addition, 138 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Iowa community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Ellsworth Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Iowa community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Ellsworth CC
Iowa ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,496$6,504
Books & Supplies$1,400
On-Campus Living Costs$14,200
Off-Campus Living Costs$14,400
Average Financial Aid$7,334
Cost of Attendance$21,096$22,104
After Financial Aid$13,762$14,770
Ellsworth CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Iowa ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Ellsworth Community College$5,496$6,504
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

Ellsworth Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED2NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1427NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
AgricultureNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management4 completers
16 completers
NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations (other)4 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Veterinary StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 53 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Construction TradesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder1 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical Assistant5 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training17 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and Management 23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 685 students at Ellsworth Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 317 male students and 368 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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total685504181
Male Students31726849
Female Students368236132

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 685 total students, 522 students enrolled through distance learning (138 students enrolled exclusively and 384 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment685
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses138
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses384
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses163

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Ellsworth Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1100 College Ave, Iowa Falls, IA
Phone800-322-9235
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$5,496
Out-of-State$6,504
Student Population »685 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »38%
Transfer-out Rate29%
Retention Rate64%
Average Financial Aid »$7,334
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)