Iowa Western Community College

Online Program Overview

Iowa Western Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $6,780 for Iowa residents and $6,930 for other students on average.

It offers 97 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 13 programs - 7 Certificate, 6 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Iowa Western Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	2700 College Rd, Council Bluffs, IA
Online Students	1,463 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,947 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$6,780 Out-of-State$6,930
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Total	13 Programs
Certificate	7 Programs
Associates	6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Iowa Western Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $6,780 and $6,930 for non-Iowa residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $208 for Iowa residents and $213 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$6,240	$6,120	$6,330	$6,540	$6,780
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$6,400	$6,270	$6,480	$6,690	$6,930

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$195	$187	$194	$201	$208
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$200	$192	$199	$206	$213

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Iowa Western Community College offers 97 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Certificates, 6 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	7	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	51	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely 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 online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Programming/Programmer	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	7	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	8	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Iowa Western Community College, there are 5,342 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,410 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,463 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,947 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,342
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,463
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,947
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	1,932

By student location, out of a total of 1,463 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,124 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 334 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 3 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.