Iowa Western Community College Computer Science Programs

Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Iowa Western Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Iowa Western Community College?

Contact details for Iowa Western Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2700 College Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503-1057
Phone:	712-325-3200
Website:	www.iwcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Iowa Western Community College?

You can apply to Iowa Western Community College online at: www.iwcc.edu/admissions/

Since Iowa Western Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Iowa Western Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Iowa Western Community College, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $5,902 a year. That adds up to $23,608 over four years for those students.

Iowa Western Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,684 undergraduate students at Iowa Western Community College, with 2,427 being full-time and 3,257 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,427 full-time undergraduates at Iowa Western Community College, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Iowa Western Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	381
Hispanic or Latino	227
White	1,606
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	80

Over 46 countries are represented at Iowa Western Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Canada.

Online Learning at Iowa Western Community College

In 2022-2023, 3,410 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Iowa Western Community College has changed over the last few years.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Iowa Western Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & IS Security	17%
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	53%
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	67%
Web & Multimedia Design	20%

Iowa Western Community College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	7	8	0	15
Computer & IS Security	8	1	3	12
General Computer Programming	9	0	0	9
Web & Multimedia Design	5	0	0	5
App Specific Computer Programming	0	3	0	3
System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	32	12	3	47

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.