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Iowa Western Community College

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School Notes:

• Clarinda Junior College, which was established in 1923 and had a long history of providing a two-year liberal arts education in Southwest Iowa, was selected to serve as one campus, and a new campus was located in Council Bluffs. The College expanded into other parts of the district with the establishment of centers in Atlantic (Cass County Center), Harlan (Shelby County Center), and Shenandoah (Page/Fremont County Center).
• On January 23, 1967, two vocational-technical programs were started using facilities in Council Bluffs. A major development was the addition of a liberal arts curriculum at the Council Bluffs Campus in the fall of 1968. Currently the College offers 84 different vocational/technical programs and Arts and Sciences/Transfer majors. Fall 2003 enrollment was 4,205 students. In addition, there are over 42,795 enrollments in continuing education classes each year.
• Iowa Western has been a vital part of the development of southwest Iowa for the past 32 years. From providing students with the necessary resources to start on a bachelor's degree; offering services to employers to increase economic development; providing continuing education courses; and offering numerous two-year degrees in technical areas, Iowa Western continues to set the standard for colleges throughout the area.
• Profile last updated: 03/23/2009.

In the News:

• Iowa Western Community College announces record enrollment figures; Clarinda Campus up 14 percent (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 03:33:25 pm
  Iowa Western Community College reported record enrollment numbers for the fall semester, continuing a trend of impressive growth at Southwest Iowa’s premier educational institution.
• Iowan wins award for cutthroat trout (Omaha World-Herald)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:11:47 pm
  Anglers need to catch four subspecies of the trout to be eligible for the honor.
• CANDIDATE QUESTION 1: City Council, mayoral responses on development plan (The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:34:17 pm
  The Daily Nonpareil recently asked its readers to submit questions for the candidates running for seats on the City Council and for mayor. Four questions were chosen and will be published daily this week.
• Brokaw FFA members compete in district, state soils judging competitions (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 01:50:58 pm
  Brokaw FFA members have recently competed in soils judging events at both the district level and state level.
• Campaign offers opportunities (The Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
  posted on October 26, 2009 at 03:20:00 pm
  The Council Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce’s Total Resource Campaign has reached the campaign midpoint and has raised nearly 65 percent of the campaign’s $200,000 goal.

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