SECOND HIGHEST ENROLLMENT RECORDED AT IOWA LAKES

Enrollment at Iowa Lakes Community College is at its second highest figure in the history of the college.

The fall 2007 enrollment stands at 3,919 – just 21 students shy of last year’s all-time record.

Strong figures came from the Arts and Sciences area as well as Vocational-Technical classes. Arts & Science numbers are up 3.6 percent and the Vocational-Technical enrollments are up nearly 3.1 percent over last year.

Julie Carlson, Dean of Enrollment Management, said it’s satisfying to see the robust numbers.

“Considering that enrollments at the secondary schools which typically ‘feed’ into Iowa Lakes have been declining consistently for several years, our numbers are outstanding,” said Carlson. “The faculty and staff at Iowa Lakes truly care about our students and I think that’s reflected in the strong enrollment numbers.”

Iowa Lakes offers more than 100 areas of study at its five locations in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake. Students come from 25 states, 10 foreign countries and 75 percent of Iowa's counties. In addition, the college provides training and retraining to employees of area business and industry as well as continuing education courses.