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Iowa Lakes Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Iowa Lakes Community College is a public, comprehensive educational institution accredited by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college was established in 1967 under provision of Chapters 260C and 260D, Code of Iowa. Over 73,000 people reside in this predominately rural five-county district encompassing approximately 2,900 square miles.
• Iowa Lakes Community College is a two-year college located in the rural northwest part of the state of Iowa in the Iowa Great Lakes region. Founded in 1967, Iowa Lakes provides affordable education to the residents of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. The communities served by Iowa Lakes are Emmetsburg, Estherville, Algona, Spencer, Spirit Lake and Okoboji.
• Currently, over 3,600 students are enrolled in the liberal arts, career option, and vocational-technical programs as well as other programs. In addition, Continuing Education helps to provide lifelong learning opportunities as well as workplace training.
• The College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
• Profile last updated: 01/28/2010.

In the News:

• Forest City ax man enjoys building guitars (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 06:18:12 am
  FOREST CITY — When Jamie Brockhohn holds a guitar in this hands, it’s one he’s created.
• Iowa Lakes Community College announces Fall Honors List (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 04:58:28 pm
  Iowa Lakes Community College has released the fall honors list of full-time students who have demonstrated academic excellence by earning a grade point average of 3.25 (based on a 4.00) or higher.
• Northey visits Siemens wind turbine plant (The Hawk Eye)
  posted on March 4, 2010 at 04:41:03 pm
  FORT MADISON -- With each passing year, energy becomes a greater part of agriculture's makeup. With that in mind, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey paid a visit to the Siemens plant southwest of Fort Madison as part of a day tour of southeast Iowa.
• Campus news (Post-Bulletin)
  posted on February 22, 2010 at 01:23:10 pm
  News about area college students
• Campus Notes (Albert Lea Tribune)
  posted on February 20, 2010 at 03:07:16 pm
  Albert Lea area students are among those named to Concordia University, St. Paul’s dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester. Students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher are included.

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