Iowa Western Community College

Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1967 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school.

Iowa Western Community College
MottoThe world is waiting... For You!
TypePublic community college
Established1966 (1966)
PresidentDaniel P. Kinney[1]
Students42,795
Location
Council Bluffs
,
Iowa
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban/small town
ColorsIce blue and silver
NicknameReivers
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA
MascotReiver
Websitewww.iwcc.edu

Campus

Aside from the main campus in Council Bluffs, the college has expanded into other parts of the district with the establishment of centers in Atlantic (Cass County Center), Harlan (Shelby County Center), Shenandoah (Page/Fremont County Center) and Clarinda (Clarinda Center). In late 2021, Iowa Western's trustees approved a new campus to serve students in adjacent Harrison County through a new career academy in Missouri Valley.[2]

Academics

Iowa Western Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).[3]

Student life

IWCC hosts college/alternative radio station 89.7 The River, which serves the entire Omaha metropolitan area.[4]

IWCC offers Air Force ROTC through a cross-town agreement with the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the site of the ROTC classes.[5]

Athletics

Iowa Western's sports teams are nicknamed the Reivers. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, track & field, bowling and football. Women's sports include basketball, softball, soccer, bowling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, track & field, and volleyball. Co-ed sports include cross country, track & field, cheerleading and golf. Reiver athletics also include cheerleading and a dance team.[6]

Iowa Western competes in Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). The men and women have 15 NJCAA National Championships between them. The men's National Championships were in football (2012 & 2022), baseball (2010, 2012, 2014), and soccer (2013 & 2021). The women's National Championships were in volleyball (2006, 2020–21, 2021), soccer (2013 & 2022), and track & field (2021 indoor & 2022 indoor and outdoor).[7] In addition to the NJCAA National Championships, the cheerleading squad won the 2016 World University Championships and the 2023 UCA College Cheerleading National Championship and World University Championship[8] and the shotgun sports team won the 2022 ACUI Division 4 national championship and the 2023 NCSSAA Division 4 national championship[9]

Notable people
Keaton Winn

References
  1. "New President of Iowa Western". Iowa Western Community College (Press release). Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. Johnson, Tim (November 16, 2021). "Iowa Western to buy space in Missouri Valley, Harlan, expand career-technical programs". Retrieved May 20, 2022.
  3. "Higher Learning Commission". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  4. "History of IWCC". iwcc. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. "U.S. Air Force ROTC". U.S. Air Force Rotc. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "Reiver Athletics". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  7. "Nation Junior College Athletic Association". NJCAA. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. "Reiver Athletics". goreivers. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  9. "Shotgun Sports Wins NCSSAA Division V National Championship". 20 March 2023.
  10. "Derwin Kitchen Player Profile, Defensor Sporting Club Montevideo, News, Stats - Eurobasket".

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