No matter where you're from or how old you are, careers start at Kirkwood.
Our Students
- More than 22,343 annual credit class enrollment (fall 2008- summer 2009).
- 55% female/44% male
- 739 international students from 90-plus countries.
- 19 students - average credit class size.
- Four athletic teams have produced national championships.
Our Community Impact
- The seven-county economy is $752.9 million stronger because of Kirkwood.
- Students’ annual incomes rise by $146 per year for every credit completed at Kirkwood.
- For every $1 students invest in Kirkwood, they will see a cumulative $6.50 in higher future income.
- Kirkwood Continuing Education notes more than 56,000 annual enrollments in classes ranging from crafts and hobbies to small business development.
- The Community Training and Response Center, located on main campus, combines Kirkwood, several local agencies and the Hazardous Materials Training and Research Institute to provide a countywide Emergency Operations Center.
- Kirkwood Training Services helps area businesses and industries expand and train new employees. Over the past 25 years, the programs it administers have created more than 20,000 new jobs in eastern Iowa.
Reputation matters.
Our Academics
Most Popular Programs (Fall 2008 enrollment)
- Liberal Arts
- Human Services
- Nursing
- Law Enforcement
- Pre-Business Transfer
- Pre-Engineering
- Accounting
- Culinary Arts
- Early Childhood Development
