Institutional Effectiveness

Welcome to Institutional Effectiveness (IE)

IE is dedicated to advancing Iowa Western’s mission, vision, and core values through data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement. Our major projects include accreditation compliance, program review, assessment, comprehensive reporting, and data projects. We want to make data easily accessible and usable for everyone.

Data Dashboard

Official Credit Full-Year Enrollment

YearHead Count% ChangeCredit Hours% Change
202487405.20%1202715.00%
202383081.20%114574-3.00%
20228210-1.80%118061-1.10%
20218357-6.90%119365-4.10%
Data taken from the 2024 Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report.

Percentage Change in Head Count
IWCC 5-Year Average: -0.70%
State 5-Year Average: -1.60%

Percentage Change in Credit Hours
IWCC 5-Year Average: -0.90%
State 5-Year Average: -1.40%

Fall & Spring Head Count by Year

Fall Enrollment Head Count by Year
Spring Enrollment Head Count by Year

Joint Enrollment

YearHead Count% ChangeCredit Hours% Change
202429414.10%3382012.80%
202328248.00%2999210.50%
202226150.90%271486.70%
202125940.60%254522.20%
Data taken from the 2024 Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report.

Percentage Change in Head Count
IWCC 5-Year Average: +3.30%
State 5-Year Average: +1.30%

Percentage Change in Credit Hours
IWCC 5-Year Average: +8.00%
State 5-Year Average: +3.30%

Graduation, Transfer & Success Rates

YearGraduation Rates% ChangeTransfer Rates% ChangeSuccess Rates% Change
202442.80%-0.60%31.30%1.10%54.80%0.20%
202343.40%7.30%30.20%2.60%54.60%7.20%
202236.20%3.10%27.60%-1.30%47.40%1.70%
202133.10%5.20%28.90%3.60%45.60%6.20%
Data taken from the 2024 Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report.

Percentage Change in Graduation Rate
IWCC 5-Year Average: +14.90%
State 5-Year Average: + 9.00%

Percentage Change in Transfer Rate
IWCC 5-Year Average: +16.00%
State 5-Year Average: + 1.90%

Percentage Change in Success Rate
IWCC 5-Year Average: +15.40%
State 5-Year Average: + 8.50%

Official Non-Credit Enrollment

YearHead Count% ChangeCredit Hours% Change
20245864-22.30%2205249.60%
202375486.30%2011718.80%
202271002.00%1848153.60%
20216963-10.00%1784423.70%
Data taken from the 2024 Annual Condition of Iowa’s Community Colleges report.

Percentage Change in Head Count
IWCC 5-Year Average: -6.70%
State 5-Year Average: -0.70%

Percentage Change in Credit Hours
IWCC 5-Year Average: +4.50%
State 5-Year Average: +4.60%

Financial Health

YearIncluding GASBExcluding GASB
20244.834.78
20234.374.44
20223.073.58
20214.374.85
20203.283.69
20193.333.77
CFI data is reported annually to HLC. CFIs are on a scale from -4 to 10. A CFI of 1.1 to 10 is considered a positive index score and no action is required.

Data Reports & Resources

Contact

For more information regarding data on this page, please contact

Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

Camie McBee

E-mail: cmcbee@iwcc.edu

Institutional Researcher

Sean Toppi

E-mail: stoppi@iwcc.edu