Iowa Western Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Council Bluffs, IA
- 2,916 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
6 Iowa Western Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($65,268), and Audiovisual Technology the least ($24,428). The median program pays $45,422. Iowa Western Community College also has 4 certificate programs that report pay.
All 6 associate's programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Iowa" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Iowa. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Iowa ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Iowa programs in the field do too.
All 4 certificate programs, ranked
Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Iowa" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Iowa. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.
Program names link to the program's own page, and Iowa ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Iowa programs in the field do too.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$65,268
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$64,917
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$46,852
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$43,991
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$28,291
Lowest median debt
- Liberal Arts and General Studies$11,193
- Audiovisual Technology$12,000
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$13,000
- Dental Hygiene and Assisting$26,481
- Nursing$27,938
Largest programs
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 321 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 99 graduates a year
- Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 24 graduates a year
- Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 17 graduates a year
- Audiovisual TechnologyAbout 15 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $65,268 in their first year, the most of 6 Iowa Western Community College associate's programs that report pay.
Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $11,193 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Iowa Western Community College associate's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $6,930 a year, and $7,080 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,629 a year.
6 associate's programs and 4 certificate programs at Iowa Western Community College report first-year pay, and 8 of them also report federal debt.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Iowa rankings when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels