ANOTHER RECORD ENROLLMENT REPORTED AT IOWA LAKES

For the ninth spring semester in a row, Iowa Lakes Community College has set a new record for enrollment.

The grand total for enrollment, which includes all programs at Iowa Lakes Community College, is 3,935 – up 5.7 percent when compared with one year ago.

When compared with five years ago, the college’s enrollment is up nearly 18.5 percent.

The largest increase was in vocational classes.

“This spring our vocational programs were up 18.1 percent from a year ago,” said Julie Carlson, Dean of Enrollment Management. “Also, our partnerships with area high schools are going extremely well. We had more Postsecondary and College Prep students – up 16.8 percent from a year ago.”

Credit hours are also up this spring – by 2.57 percent.

Iowa Lakes offers more than 100 areas of study at its locations in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake. In addition, the college provides training and retraining to employees of area business and industry as well as continuing education courses.