Iowa Western Community College

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Iowa Western Community College
MottoThe world is waiting...
Type Public community college
Established1966;59 years ago (1966)
President Daniel P. Kinney [1]
Students42,795
Location
Council Bluffs, Iowa
,
U.S.
Campus Suburban
Colors Royal Blue and White
Nickname Reivers
Sporting affiliations
 NJCAA
MascotRocky The Reiver
Website www.iwcc.edu
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Iowa Western Community College

Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. The college was founded in 1966 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school.

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History

Iowa Western Community College was originally announced in December 1965 as an un-named four year liberal arts college, to be located in North Council Bluffs. [2] The college began operations in 1966 as Area 13 Community College. Area 13 opened with campuses in Council Bluffs and Clarinda. [3] In November 1966, the Area 13 Community College board officially changed the name of the school to Iowa Western Community College. [4]

Campus

Iowa Western Community College campus in Clarinda IowaWesternCommunityCollegeClarinda.jpg
Iowa Western Community College campus in Clarinda

Iowa Western Community College's main campus is located in Council Bluffs. The college also has Arts and Sciences courses in Clarinda, Cass County, Fremont County, and Shelby County. The Clarinda and Shelby County centers also house the nursing program. [5]

Academics

Undergraduate demographics as of 2025
Race and ethnicityTotal
White 60%
 
Hispanic 12%
 
Native American 1%
 
Asian 1%
 
Two or more races 4%
 
Black 15%
 
International student 4%
 
Unknown3%
 
Economic diversity
Low-income [a] 47%
 
Affluent [b] 53%
 

Iowa Western Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). [6] As of 2025, the college has 3,020 students. The college has 61 undergraduate fields of study. Major fields of study include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Practical Nursing, Registered Nursing, Precision Metal Working, and Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. [7]

Student life

IWCC hosts college/alternative radio station 89.7 The River, which serves the entire Omaha metropolitan area. [8] IWCC offers Air Force ROTC through a cross-town agreement with the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the site of the ROTC classes. [9]

Athletics

Iowa Western's sports teams are nicknamed the Reivers. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, swimming, track & field, bowling and football. Women's sports include basketball, softball, soccer, bowling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, swimming, track & field, and volleyball. Co-ed sports include cross country, track & field, cheerleading and golf. Reiver athletics also include cheerleading and a dance team. [10]

Iowa Western competes in Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). Combined, Iowa Western men's and women's athletic teams have 18 NJCAA National Championships between them. The men's National Championships were in football (2012, 2022, 2023), baseball (2010, 2012, 2014), and soccer (2013 & 2021). The women's National Championships were in volleyball (2006, 2020–21, 2021), soccer (2013, 2022, & 2023), and track & field (2021 indoor, 2022 indoor and outdoor, and 2024 indoor). [11] [12] In addition to the NJCAA National Championships, the cheerleading squad won the 2016 World University Championships and the 2023 UCA College Cheerleading National Championship and World University Championship, and 2024 World University Championship [13] and the shotgun sports team won the 2022 ACUI Division 4 national championship, the 2023 NCSSAA Division 5 national championship, and the 2024 ACUI Division 4 national championship. [14] The Competitive Dance Team has won three national championships, the 2023 Open Pom and the 2024 Jazz & Hip-Hop titles. [15]

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  2. ↑ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

References

  1. ↑ "New President of Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College (Press release). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Plans For College In C.B. Elate Community Leaders". The Daily Nonpareil. December 29, 1965. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Director Named". Omaha World-Herald. September 24, 1966. p. 23. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "It's Now Iowa Western College". The Daily Nonpareil. November 29, 1966. p. 1. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ "About Us - Iowa Western Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™". catalog.iwcc.edu. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Higher Learning Commission" . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  7. ↑ "School Profile | College Scorecard". collegescorecard.ed.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "History of IWCC". iwcc. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  9. ↑ "U.S. Air Force ROTC". U.S. Air Force Rotc. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Reiver Athletics" . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nation Junior College Athletic Association". NJCAA. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Not Lion, The Reivers Are Back-To-Back Champs!". goreivers.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Reiver Athletics". goreivers. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Shotgun Sports Wins NCSSAA Division V National Championship". goreivers.com. March 20, 2023. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Iowa Western Reivers".
  16. ↑ "Derwin Kitchen Player Profile, Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo, News, Stats - Eurobasket".

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