Kirkwood Community College
Aerial view of Kirkwood campus
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| Type | Community college |
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| Established | 1966 |
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States 41°54′40″N 91°39′6″W / 41.91111°N 91.65167°WCoordinates: 41°54′40″N 91°39′6″W / 41.91111°N 91.65167°W |
| Nickname | Eagle |
| Website | www |
Kirkwood Community College is a two-year comprehensive community college serving seven counties in Iowa. Kirkwood's main campus is in Cedar Rapids, with additional campuses in Marion, Iowa City, Belle Plaine, Monticello, Tipton, Vinton, Washington and Williamsburg.
The college is named for Samuel J. Kirkwood, an early abolitionist and Iowa's Civil War governor.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Kirkwood offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees, certificates and diplomas. The college offers 120+ programs. The college offers many classes and a variety of Liberal Arts degrees online.
Kirkwood also offers an adult high school, adult basic education, and GED programs; Continuing Education personal and professional development courses; and accelerated delivery formats for working adults.
Kirkwood's main campus is located in Cedar Rapids. The 680-acre (2.8 km2) campus includes a 400-acre (1.6 km2) working farm, 27 buildings with 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of interior learning space and a 15-acre (61,000 m2) athletic complex. The campus is in the center of the Kirkwood paha, a mile-long loess ridge. The main buildings on campus are aligned with this ridge, with parking, sports facilities and secondary buildings to the north and south.
Kirkwood Student Demographics (fall 2011, spring 2012, summer 2012) Total credit enrollment: 26,500. Average class size: 23.
Kirkwood awards approximately $2 million in scholarships annually; roughly 60% of students utilize federal financial aid in a given school year.
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