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Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Kirkwood Community College is a public institution. Cedar Rapids is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

4,304 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,880 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Kirkwood Community College?

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Contact details for Kirkwood Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 6301 Kirkwood Blvd Sw, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-2068
Phone: 319-398-5411
Website: www.kirkwood.edu

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Can I Afford Kirkwood Community College?

$5,880 In-State Tuition
34% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Kirkwood Community College students paid $210 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $281 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,880 $7,868
Fees $100 $100
Books and Supplies $1,000 $1,000

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Kirkwood Community College, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $4,758 a year. That adds up to $19,032 over four years for those students.

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Kirkwood Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,304 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,277 undergraduate students at Kirkwood Community College, with 4,304 being full-time and 7,973 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,304 full-time undergraduates at Kirkwood Community College, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 75
Black or African American 373
Hispanic or Latino 312
White 3,182
International Students 87
Other Races/Ethnicities 275

Over 49 countries are represented at Kirkwood Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Congo, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Kirkwood Community College

2,795 Took All Classes Online
6,527 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 6,527 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 7th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Construction Trades 33%
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology 20%

Kirkwood Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 177 177
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 52 11 12 75
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 31 38 69
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 29 36 65
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 24 29 53
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 15 12 0 27
Welding Technology/Welder 0 20 5 25
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 0 17 5 22
Surgical Technology 0 21 0 21
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 0 0 18 18
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 11 6 0 17
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 0 17 17
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 16 0 16
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 14 0 14
Laboratory Technician 7 7 0 14
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 12 0 12
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 0 0 12 12
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 0 0 11 11
Automation Engineer Technology 0 11 0 11
Energy Systems Technology/Technician 0 10 1 11
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 11 0 11
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 10 10
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 0 10 0 10
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 0 7 0 7
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 0 6 0 6
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology 0 2 3 5
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 0 5 0 5
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 0 4 0 4
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 3 0 4
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician 0 0 4 4
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 0 2 0 2
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist 0 2 0 2
General Construction Trades 0 0 0 0
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 86 293 378 757

Kirkwood Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Kirkwood Community College awarded 1,836 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 50 54 0
Allied Health Professions 11 0 48 0
Carpentry 0 10 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 7 0 7 0
Culinary Arts 0 23 17 0
Dental Support Services 0 29 42 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 15 0 16 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 36 40 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 6 0
Energy Systems Technologies 0 1 10 0
Environmental Control Technology 0 3 2 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 10 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 17 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 1 0 3 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 11 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 177 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 5 22 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 52 16 16 0
Total 240 878 718 0

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.

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