Iowa Lakes Community College offers 67 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 major programs - 1 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $7,392 for Iowa residents and $7,872 for out-of-state students.

Total 210 students out of total 1,945 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 135 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Iowa Lakes Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameIowa Lakes Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address19 S 7th St, Estherville, IA
Online Students210 Enrolled Online Exclusively
524 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$7,392
Out-of-State$7,872
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total1 Programs
Associates1 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Iowa Lakes Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $7,392 and $7,872 for non-Iowa residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $211 for Iowa residents and $226 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$6,748$6,844$7,004$7,196$7,392
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,100$7,196$7,452$7,644$7,872
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate (In-State)$188$191$196$202$211
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$199$202$210$216$226

Online Programs By Area of Study

Iowa Lakes Community College offers 67 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2443NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 135 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Iowa Lakes Community College, there are 1,945 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 734 students were attending classes through distance learning (210 students are enrolled exclusively and 524 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,945
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses210
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses524
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,211

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 210 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 198 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 2 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses210
Iowa Resident198
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.2
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses210
Degree/Certificate Seeking73
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking137

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