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Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA · Public · 7,591 students · mostly associate degrees
7th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,705
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,579
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$41,016
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$12,000
Pell grant recipients
24%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
104 programsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma143 grads/yr$72,932Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$71,497Computer Programming/Programmer, General · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$70,139Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree140 grads/yr$67,604Construction Project Management · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$64,917Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree59 grads/yr$64,068Agricultural Power Machinery Operation · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$63,467Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma3 grads/yr$61,572Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$61,544Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$61,486Apiculture · Associate's Degree28 grads/yr$61,118Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$55,888Farm/Farm and Ranch Management · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$50,182Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree102 grads/yr$49,372General Studies · Associate's Degree660 grads/yr$46,104Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$45,129Plant Nursery Operations and Management · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$44,354Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$43,732Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree56 grads/yr$43,731Environmental Science · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$42,337General Studies · Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$42,336Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree17 grads/yr$42,218Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree80 grads/yr$41,202Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$40,964Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$39,638
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.