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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:

• Ag, industrial open house scheduled at NIACC (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on March 15, 2010 at 05:31:21 am
  MASON CITY — North Iowa Area Community College invites the public to attend its Agricultural and Industrial Open House on Monday, March 22.
• Sara’s back (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 06:17:41 am
  MASON CITY — People who don’t know Sara Erickson may look hard at her and wonder why someone so young needs a four-pronged cane.
• Tobacco group meets Tuesday at NIACC (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 06:16:51 am
  MASON CITY — The quarterly meeting of the Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Cerro Gordo County is at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, in the Activity Center at North Iowa Area Community College.
• Durham's Bradshaw named to NFHS Hall of Fame (High School OT)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 03:56:47 pm
  Willie Bradshaw retired in 1995 after a legendary career in North Carolina as an athlete, coach, athletic director, state association leader and school system athletic administrator.
• 'Lifetime of dreams' destroyed in fire (The Globe Gazette)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 06:23:05 am
  MASON CITY — John Boland of Mason City retired five years ago and pursued his passion full time for restoring cars and trucks.

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