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Iowa Lakes Community College

Iowa Lakes Community College
19 South 7th Street
Estherville, IA 51334

Official telephone: (712) 362-2604
Toll-free telephone: (800) 242-5106
Fax number: (712) 362-8363
Website: www.iowalakes.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 2,650
Full-time undergraduates: 1,359
Part-time undergraduates: 1,291
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 24
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Midwest
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 8%

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 20 acres
City or town school is located in: Estherville, IA
Population of city/town: 6,360
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Campuses in Algona, Estherville, Emmetsburg, Spencer, and Spirit Lake.
Nearest major city: Minneapolis, MN
Distance of nearest major city: 165 miles
Population of nearest major city: 382,578

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (100%)
Percent of students who live in school housing: 18%
Percent of students who live off campus: 80%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 80%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, smoking prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, literary magazine
Number of honor societies: 1
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Laker Life, jazz band, swing choir

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Troy Larson,
Athletics Director
School colors: blue and gold
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleadingno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's divingno 
Men's golfyes 
Men's soccerno 
Men's swimmingno 
Men's wrestlingno 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleadingno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's divingno 
Women's golfyes 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimmingno 
Women's volleyballyes 

Athletic facilities:
baseball field, softball field, gymnasium, indoor swimming and diving pool, shooting and archery range, indoor soccer field
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, football, racquetball, volleyball, walleyball, shooting sports

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Sioux Falls, SD
Nearest other airport: Spencer (35 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: good
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Iowa State University, Minnesota State University--Mankato, South Dakota State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa.

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