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# Iowa Lakes Community College

Public 2-year community college in rural Iowa with tuition under $7,000 for in-state students.

## Record

- **Coordinates**: 43.401376, -94.835661

### Summary

Public 2-year community college in rural Iowa with tuition under $7,000 for in-state students.

### Description

Iowa Lakes Community College is a public 2-year institution in Estherville, Iowa, serving a small town setting in north-central Iowa. The college enrolls approximately 2,000 students and offers liberal arts and sciences coursework as its primary focus, preparing students for transfer to 4-year institutions or entry into the workforce.

In-state tuition runs $6,752 annually, with out-of-state tuition at $7,232. Total cost of attendance for in-state students, including room and board, comes to $15,062 per year. The college's low tuition makes it an accessible entry point for students beginning their higher education, particularly those from the surrounding rural region.

As a community college, Iowa Lakes functions as a transfer pathway: many students complete their first two years here before moving to bachelor's degree programs elsewhere. The college works best for students seeking an affordable start to college, those undecided about their major, and working adults returning to education. For more information, visit www.iowalakes.edu/.

### Attributes

- **Unit ID**: 153,533
- **State**: IA
- **City**: Estherville
- **Address**: 19 S 7th St
- **Zip Code**: 51334
- **Sector Group**: Public 2-Year
- **Official Website**: www.iowalakes.edu/
- **HBCU**: No
- **Tribal College**: No
- **Setting**: Town
- **Annual In-State Tuition**: $6,752
- **Annual Out-of-State Tuition**: $7,232
- **Total Cost of Attendance (In-State)**: $15,062
- **Total Cost of Attendance (Out-of-State)**: $15,542
- **Room and Board**: $8,310
- **Total Student Enrollment**: 2,024
- **Endowment (End of Year)**: $39,376,035
- **Carnegie Classification**: Mixed Associate Small
- **Research Activity Tier**: No research designation
- **Economic Mobility Index**: Higher Access, Medium Earnings
- **Primary Undergraduate Major**: Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities