Institutional Effectiveness
The department is responsible for facilitation and support processes involving Process Improvement, Institutional Research, The Innovation Fund, Strategic Planning, and Accreditation.
Faculty & Leadership
Our talented faculty and administration team at Kirkwood Community College provides the expertise and leadership that help students reach their full potential in their future careers.
Our Mission: Kirkwood Community College provides access to quality education and training, offering personalized support for all students while innovating to respond to the evolving needs of the community.
Our Vision: To be the community college leader in regional, national, and global education.
Our Core Values:
- Respect
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Excellence
The majority of our faculty members have earned master's or doctorate degrees, so they are able to share a high-level of experience and expertise. The average class size is 23 students and many classes are as small as 15.
To ensure the quality of your education, Kirkwood follows the criteria established by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) in partnership with state and federal governments.
Core Values - Definitions
We demonstrate respect by actively listening, communicating openly, and treating others with kindness, empathy, and courtesy. We create inclusive environments that honor and value diverse perspectives, allowing us to strengthen our ongoing commitment to our students, community, and workforce.
We embrace innovation through openness to change and data-informed risk-taking. By staying future-focused and responsive to the evolving needs of our students, community, and workforce, we are empowered to generate and act on new ideas.
We foster collaboration by building strong partnerships and cultivating a shared sense of purpose and ownership. Through communication, feedback, mutual trust, and leveraging individual strengths, we are better prepared to adapt to the changing needs of our students, community, and workforce.
We pursue excellence by delivering high-quality service, acting with professionalism, and holding ourselves accountable. We lead, regardless of title, through a culture of shared responsibility and initiative, and our commitment to continuous, data-informed improvement drives results for our students, community, and workforce.
Institutional Research
Kirkwood's Institutional Research office works to develop data that informs decisions that advance the college’s goals through the collaborative creation and stewardship of knowledge.
“I was definitely one of those people that was like, 'Oh, I don’t know about college. What if that’s not right for me?' Going to Kirkwood is just a different experience from all the other colleges that I visited. ”
Marissa Cline,
Kalona, Iowa
Faculty and Leadership Team Directory
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Questions?
Kirkwood Community College
6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
319-398-5411
ask@kirkwood.edu