Iowa Western Community College Student Population

How many students at Iowa Western CC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Iowa Western Community College has a total enrollment of 5,540 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,430 male students (43.9%) and 3,110 female students (56.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,379 White students (61%) and 526 Hispanic students (9.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,633 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,886 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Urban-serving Single Campus - which average 6,638 - Iowa Western CC's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,430 male (43.86%) and 3,110 female (56.14%) students are attending Iowa Western Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.14.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,379 White, 413 Black, and 86 Asian students out of a total of 5,540 are attending at Iowa Western Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Iowa Western Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, Iowa Western CC has 2,369 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 4,791 students under 25 years old, and 749 students over 25 years old out of 5,540 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Iowa Western Community College, 1,633 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,886 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,255 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 378 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,540 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,217 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.97%.619 students have transferred in as full-time status and 598 students transferred in as part-time status.