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Northwest Iowa Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• The College is located on a 263 acre campus along Highway 18 on the west side of Sheldon. Sheldon, Iowa is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 60 and Iowa State Highway 18 in the far northwest part of the state. Sheldon is located one hour from Sioux City, IA, and Sioux Falls, SD; and less than four hours from Des Moines, IA, and Minneapolis, MN.
• Northwest Iowa Community College serves Area IV in northwest Iowa, including Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O'Brien and Cherokee counties.
• There are over 30 programs of study at NCC, including Arts & Science transfer and programs covering manufacturing, electrical, automotive, computers, business, and health. NCC also offers non-credit continuing education and training for business and industry.
• Northwest Iowa Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Iowa Department of Education, The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

In the News:

• 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.
• Conferences offer hog (Iowa Farmer)
  posted on March 3, 2010 at 08:16:32 am
  AMES -- Iowa pork producers are invited to learn more about pig comfort, energy efficiency and producer profits at the 2010 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences scheduled for early March.
• 2010 Iowa pork regional conferences slated for March 9-12 (Denison Bulletin & Review)
  posted on February 24, 2010 at 03:37:28 pm
  The Iowa Pork Producers Association has teamed up with the Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension swine specialists to host regional conferences March 9-12.
• Northey: Iowa's ethanol industry has "peaked out" (KTIV Sioux City)
  posted on February 24, 2010 at 01:21:41 am
  SHELDON, Iowa (KTIV) - We live in an agricultural state. And, if you don't think ag affects you, think again.
• Iowa Pork Regional Conferences slated for March 9-12 (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)
  posted on February 19, 2010 at 09:52:54 pm
  The Iowa Pork Producers Association has teamed up with the Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension swine specialists to host regional conferences March 9-12. "IPPA strives to...

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