unitid 153533 · Estherville, IA · public 2-year · town (remote)
Iowa Lakes Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,048
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
941
26th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
19%
undergrads on Pell grants
15th pctl among public 2-years
completion
50%
finish within 150% time
80th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,120
91st pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$13,933
after aid, aided students
92nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$43,108
after entry, Title IV students
78th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$12,000
78th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,420 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k24%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $36,841
- First-generation students
- 37%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,392
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 146 | $37,974 | $11,003 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 30 | $62,156 | $30,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 21 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 12 | — | — |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 11 | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 9 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 9 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 8 | — | — |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | — | — |
| Agricultural Mechanization. | 7 | — | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | 7 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.