As a comprehensive community college, Iowa Western offers educational opportunities and services in accordance with those areas prescribed by Iowa law. Developmental education for students who are academically or personally under-prepared to succeed in their program of study is one of the prescribed areas. The college offers a continuum of pre-college courses in reading, math and language arts. Students enroll in courses based on test/placement scores.
In order to support decision-making regarding future course offerings as well as instructional design and delivery the following reports provide analysis on placement scores; and on developmental education, an overview of the academic success of students in pre-college level coursework as well as success in higher level, sequential coursework.
Placement Scores
- Analysis of Placement Scores - First Time Students Fall 2008
- Analysis of Placement Scores - First Time Students 2003/2004, 2004/2005, 2005/2006
Developmental Education
- Charts and Graphs 2008/2009
- Charts and Graphs 2007/2008
- Written Report 2006/2007
- Written Report and Charts and Graphs 2005/2006
- Written Report 2004/2005
- Charts and Graphs 2004/2005
- Written Report 2003/2004
- Charts and Graphs 2003/2004
- Course Success Rates - Graduates and Completers 2002/2003, 2003/2004