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1625 Hwy 150, Calmar, IA, 52132-0400 - Map

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Thousands of people have chosen NICC as their place to prepare for careers since 1966, when the State Board of Education officially approved the formation of the Area One Vocational-Technical School district, with Calmar as its administrative headquarters. The merged area included the public school districts in Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek counties and sections of Bremer, Buchanan, and Mitchell counties. In 1970, the merged area was enlarged to include public school districts in Dubuque and Delaware counties and sections of Jones and Jackson counties....

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Northeast Iowa Community College-calmar
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County	Winneshiek County, IA	-
Title IV Eligible	Yes	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Associate of Arts Colleges	Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Public
Full-Time Undergraduate	2,051 students	1,029 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	2,737 students	1,461 students
Total Enrollment	4,788 students	2,225 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	85%	78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	46%	46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,142	$2,847
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	14%	29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$1,066	$1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	15%	12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$563	$1,150
% Students Receiving Loans	83%	38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$3,705	$3,143

School Notes:

Career education programs were offered for the first time in 1967 with 170 students enrolled in 12 programs. Construction of classroom facilities began in 1967 on the 210-acre campus on the south edge of Calmar. The Calmar Campus now includes seven buildings: Darwin L. Schrage Administration, Max Clark Hall, Wilder Learning Resource Center, Industrial Technologies, Student Union, Farm Implement/Welding, and the newly completed Northeast Iowa Community-based Dairy Center. This $4.1 million dairy education center and applied research laboratory is part of the state's effort to promote value-added agriculture.
NICC provides economic development and training services that assist businesses in growth and development, increasing productivity, and enhancing employee skills. Services and training are high quality, cost effective, customized and convenient. Training can be done in-house, in your community, or on a NICC Campus. In-house training is a convenient and economical way to utilize high quality training.
Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

Community news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:06:41 am
Community news for Austin for Sept. 6, 2010.
Campus news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 02:23:10 pm
News about area residents in college
PVCC hopes to have a new president in place by July 1 (The Arizona Republic)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 08:00:22 am
Four finalists are in the running to become the new president of Paradise Valley Community College.
Student news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on January 26, 2010 at 05:13:32 pm
Academic honorsBuena Vista University (Storm Lake, Iowa) dean's list: Grand Meadow — Loren Baldus, Cassidy Ptacek. Taopi — Luann Kellogg.
NICC completes part one of $11 million project (Newspapers of Fayette County)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 05:32:59 am
CALMAR- The first phase of Northeast Iowa Community College’s capital improvement project is now complete. During a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at the Industrial Technologies building in Calmar, president Dr. Penny Wills said the groundbreaking for the second phase is Tuesday, Sept. 29. The second phase is remodeling of the student union includes a two-story addition.

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Community news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on September 6, 2010 at 12:06:41 am
Community news for Austin for Sept. 6, 2010.
Campus news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on March 9, 2010 at 02:23:10 pm
News about area residents in college
PVCC hopes to have a new president in place by July 1 (The Arizona Republic)
posted on February 21, 2010 at 08:00:22 am
Four finalists are in the running to become the new president of Paradise Valley Community College.
Student news (Post-Bulletin)
posted on January 26, 2010 at 05:13:32 pm
Academic honorsBuena Vista University (Storm Lake, Iowa) dean's list: Grand Meadow — Loren Baldus, Cassidy Ptacek. Taopi — Luann Kellogg.
NICC completes part one of $11 million project (Newspapers of Fayette County)
posted on September 23, 2009 at 05:32:59 am
CALMAR- The first phase of Northeast Iowa Community College’s capital improvement project is now complete. During a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at the Industrial Technologies building in Calmar, president Dr. Penny Wills said the groundbreaking for the second phase is Tuesday, Sept. 29. The second phase is remodeling of the student union includes a two-story addition.