Top Iowa Community Colleges
- For the 2019-20 school year, there are 24 top community colleges located throughout Iowa (17 public colleges and 7 private colleges), serving 162,772 students.
- For Iowa community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,714 per year for in-state students and $5,619 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,502 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Iowa community colleges have a diversity score of 0.50, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 31% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 33:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(IA) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
5%
Black
10%
White
69%
Two or more races
1%
Non Resident
1%
Unknown
11%
Top Iowa Community Colleges by Town (2019-20)
- College Location Students
- Brown Mackie College-Quad CitiesPrivate, for profit2119 Kimberly Rd.
Bettendorf, IA 52722
(563)344-1500 369 students - 2006 Ankeny Blvd
Ankeny, IA 50023
(515)964-6200 35,488 students - 101 W. Third St.
Davenport, IA 52801
(563)336-3300 8,143 students - 525 Grandview Ave
Ottumwa, IA 52501
(641)683-5111 4,412 students - One Triton Circle
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
(515)576-7201 5,686 students - 2700 College Rd
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712)325-3200 6,547 students - Kaplan University-Cedar Falls CampusPrivate, for profit7009 Nordic Drive
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
(319)277-0220 403 students - Kaplan University-Cedar Rapids CampusPrivate, for profit3165 Edgewood Parkway SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
(319)363-0481 575 students - Kaplan University-Davenport CampusPrivate, for profit1801 East Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA 52807
(866)527-5268 52,018 students - Kaplan University-Des Moines CampusPrivate, for profit4655 121st Street
Urbandale, IA 50323
(515)727-2100 874 students - Plaza West 2570 4th Street SW
Mason City, IA 50401
(641)423-2530 276 students - 6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
(319)398-5411 14,190 students - 3700 S Center St
Marshalltown, IA 50158
(641)752-7106 2,041 students - 500 College Dr
Mason City, IA 50401
(641)423-1264 2,950 students - 1625 Hwy 150
Calmar, IA 52132
(833)642-2338 6,045 students - St Luke's CollegePrivate, non-profit2720 Stone Park Blvd
Sioux City, IA 51104
(712)279-3149 254 students - 1500 West Agency Road
West Burlington, IA 52655
(319)752-2731 2,987 students - 1501 W. Townline Street
Creston, IA 50801
(641)782-7081 1,600 students - 4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City, IA 51106
(800)352-4649 6,331 students
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