Top Iowa Community Colleges
For the 2021 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 (2021)
- College Location Students
- 19 S 7th St
Estherville,  IA 51334
(712) 362-2601 2,340 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 - 603 W Park St
Sheldon,  IA 51201
(712) 324-5061 1,568 students - St Luke's CollegePrivate, non-profit2720 Stone Park Blvd
Sioux City,  IA 51104
(712) 279-3149 254 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 - 1100 College Ave
Iowa Falls,  IA 50126
(800) 322-9235 949 students - 1501 E Orange Rd
Waterloo,  IA 50701
(319) 296-2320 5,300 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 - 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 - 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 - Waldorf UniversityPrivate, for profit106 S Sixth St
Forest City,  IA 50436
(800) 292-1903 1,426 students - 4647 Stone Ave
Sioux City,  IA 51106
(800) 352-4649 6,331 students
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