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North Iowa Area Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• The College, which began as Mason City Junior College (MCJC) in 1918, has the distinction of being the very first public two-year college in Iowa and one of the first such institutions in the country. Today, the 500-acre countryside campus consists of contemporary, state-of-the-art facilities including the Student Activity Center, Muse-Norris Conference Center, and Murphy Manufacturing Technology Center, as well as lakeside student apartments.
• The College also operates Community Education Centers in Charles City, Garner, Hampton, Lake Mills and Osage.
• With a staff of approximately 300, the College currently offers nearly 40 one- and two-year career programs, the first two years toward a bachelor's degree in most fields, and an array of continuing education opportunities for professional and personal growth.
• On average, the College serves over 2,800 degree students each year and thousands more through non-credit programs.
• The college is accredited by theHigher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC).
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• NIACC board OKs tuition surcharge (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 06:39:08 am
  MASON CITY — The North Iowa Area Community College Board of Directors Tuesday approved a $6 per credit hour tuition surcharge for the spring semester and the summer term.
• NIACC holds Garbage Goes Green contest (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:23:20 am
  MASON CITY — Students, faculty and staff at North Iowa Area Community College turned trash into everything from a chair to purses for a contest being held this week.
• NIACC board to consider tuition surcharge (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 06:22:10 am
  MASON CITY — The North Iowa Area Community College Board of Directors will vote Tuesday on a budget proposal that includes a tuition surcharge of $6 per student per credit hour for the spring and summer terms.
• Viehauser's big game can't lift Lady Devils (Post-Bulletin)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:09:42 pm
  MASON CITY, Iowa -- Even a game-high 31 points from Krista Viehauser couldn't keep the Riverland women's basketball team from losing to North Iowa Area Community College. Despite the high point totals from Vi
• Blue Devils perform at high level in road basketball setback (Post-Bulletin)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:09:05 pm
  MASON CITY, Iowa -- The Riverland men's basketball team held a halftime lead on Tuesday night against North Iowa Area Community College and nearly pulled off an upset on the road. It was a one possession game

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