Iowa Central Community College
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Iowa Central Community College is a community college located in North Central Iowa. Iowa Central's main campus is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It also has small campuses in Webster City, and Storm Lake.
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[edit] Philosophy
It is the philosophy of Iowa Central Community College, as a comprehensive community college, to aid in developing our citizens' capabilities to the maximum. Iowa Central provides a flexible program to satisfy the needs of the individual and the needs of the community. An educational environment is planned to provide experiences for those who desire pre-professional courses, improvement of educational or technical skills, or developmental programs for self-enrichment. This environment can be on campus or on-site. In concert with this mission, Iowa Central offers:
- college transfer courses
- career and technical training
- general education
- recreation and personal enrichment programs
- economic development, community service activities for people with diverse interests, needs, *backgrounds and skills, and
- adult basic education.
[edit] History
Iowa Central Community College was organized in 1966 with a broad mandate to offer a vast array of educational opportunities to the residents of its nine-county area. Iowa Central was built on the firm foundation of three area junior colleges which had been operating since the 1920s by the local public school systems.
The three original colleges were Fort Dodge, organized in 1921; Webster City, 1926; and Eagle Grove, 1928. The Eagle Grove campus closed in 2003. Iowa Central came into being as a result of the Area School Act passed by Iowa's 61st General Assembly. The legislation authorized two or more county school systems to merge to form an area community college. Nine counties combined to create Iowa Central: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster and Wright. The resulting Merged Area V has some 28,000 students in 31 public school districts. In 1971, a fourth center was added with the completion of a new building in Storm Lake. The Storm Lake Center originally was established to serve 12 public and private school systems in Buena Vista County as a secondary career education center. In the ensuing years, the Storm Lake Center has been expanded so that now it offers the full range of community college programs.
In 1975, Iowa Central joined with Buena Vista College in Storm Lake in a cooperative venture whereby students can earn a bachelor's degree attending evening classes. The students' first two years are completed at Iowa Central and the final two years at Buena Vista at the Fort Dodge Center.
The Iowa Central Communiy College Eagle Grove center closed in 2003. Students attending the Eagle Grove center now take classes in Fort Dodge, Webster City, or (in the near future) Clarion.
Iowa Central Community College and Buena Vista University are considering adding a bachelor of arts level program in Clarion, IA. This came as a result of the passage of the Clarion-Goldfield Bond Issue in May 2006. The new expansion at Clarion-Goldfield High School in Clarion will house an ICN Room and classrooms to house such a program.
[edit] Athletics
Iowa Centrals athletic teams are called the Tritons. The college offers 16 varsity programs — more than usual community colleges — most of which available to both men and women: football, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, baseball, soccer, track & field, cross country, softball, and rodeo. Most sports compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, usually classed as NJCAA Division II, the football team is a member of the MidWest Junior College Football League consisting of teams from Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois and Michigan. The wrestling team is part of the North Central (Iowa-Minnesota) Regional.
Finished 5th in the nation in 2005-2006 football season.
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Iowa Centrals athletic teams are called the Tritons. The college offers 16 varsity programs— most of which available to both men and women: football, wrestling, volleyball, basketball, baseball, soccer, track & field, cross country, softball, and rodeo. Most sports compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference, usually classed as NJCAA, the football team is a member of the MidWest Junior College Football League consisting of teams from Iowa, North Dakota, Illinois and Michigan. The wrestling team is part of the North Central (Iowa-Minnesota) Regional.
Baseball, football, and wrestling all consistently rank in the top 10 of the NJCAA.
