unitid 153630 · Council Bluffs, IA · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Iowa Western Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 8,143
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,916
59th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
24%
undergrads on Pell grants
28th pctl among public 2-years
completion
40%
finish within 150% time
57th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,978
85th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$14,629
after aid, aided students
94th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,793
after entry, Title IV students
77th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,033
68th 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 $13,099 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
- 0-30k36%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $29,881
- First-generation students
- 42%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,930
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.9× 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. | 321 | $40,741 | $11,193 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 118 | $61,751 | $18,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 99 | $67,766 | $27,938 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 81 | — | $5,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 44 | — | $7,110 |
| Construction Trades, General. | 30 | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 29 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 29 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 26 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 25 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 25 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 24 | — | — |
— 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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Compare with peers
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.