Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 7,778
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Two-year, large // higher-part-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 47% / 53% (2017)

First generation college students: 38.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 12.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.6% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 33.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 14.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 8.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 5.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 66.8%
Black: 14.4%
Hispanic: 7.1%
Asian: 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 3.6%
Non-resident alien: 2.1%
Unknown race: 3.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,318
In-State tuition: $5,308
Out-of-State tuition: $7,072

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $6,615 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $58,864 (2017)
Median Family Income: $31,617 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 26.5%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 26.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $127 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $6,670
$30k-48k $7,804
$48k-75k $9,573
$75k-110k $12,223
$110k+ $12,636

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $12,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $5,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $7,857 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $8,470 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 57.7% (2015)
@3 year 61.5% (2017)
@5 year 68.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 29.5% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 35.3% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $36,033 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $40,803 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 32 $11,000 $117 $37,753 ($3,146)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 12
Associate's Degree Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 33
Associate's Degree Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 48 $14,978 $127 $36,964 ($3,080) $37,153 ($3,096)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 20
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 20 $26,818 $290 $33,775 ($2,815)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 60
Associate's Degree Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 86 $18,616 $138 $34,669 ($2,889) $35,277 ($2,940)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 27
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 50 $21,945 $167 $47,984 ($3,999) $48,255 ($4,021)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 2
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 138 $22,957 $167 $58,010 ($4,834) $55,214 ($4,601)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 140
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 36
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 83 $16,190 $150 $36,141 ($3,012) $38,231 ($3,186)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Accounting and Related Services. 11
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 13 $44,248 ($3,687)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 6
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3 $28,626 ($2,386)
Associate's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 2
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 11
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 11
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 13
Associate's Degree Legal Support Services. 20 $25,083 $31,165 ($2,597)
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 822 $11,938 $110 $25,857 ($2,155) $37,417 ($3,118)
Associate's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 7
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Fire Protection. 18
Associate's Degree Fire Protection. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Community Organization and Advocacy. 6
Associate's Degree Community Organization and Advocacy. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Carpenters. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 8 $46,351 ($3,863)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 5
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 29 $10,000 $106 $43,292 ($3,608) $50,393 ($4,199)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Precision Metal Working. 17
Associate's Degree Precision Metal Working. 18 $13,500 $127 $39,232 ($3,269) $50,579 ($4,215)
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 13 $10,519 $108
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marketing. 4
Associate's Degree Marketing. 20 $14,437 $137 $40,288 ($3,357)
Associate's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Construction Management. 29
Associate's Degree Construction Management. 19 $56,447 ($4,704)
Associate's Degree Agricultural Mechanization. 13 $45,314 ($3,776) $55,474 ($4,623)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Agricultural Production Operations. 2
Associate's Degree Agricultural Production Operations. 29 $10,000 $101 $43,718 ($3,643) $44,892 ($3,741)
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 13 $11,000 $117 $36,793 ($3,066)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Animal Sciences. 11 $24,204 ($2,017) $24,914 ($2,076)
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 25 $12,000 $117 $40,338 ($3,362)
Associate's Degree Graphic Communications. 15
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 61
Associate's Degree Computer Programming. 23 $15,737 $150 $35,886 ($2,991) $54,047 ($4,504)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Software and Media Applications. 20
Associate's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 87
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 47 $17,500 $133 $39,773 ($3,314) $53,368 ($4,447)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 18 $29,689 ($2,474)
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 27 $15,375 $101 $20,257 ($1,688) $38,720 ($3,227)
Associate's Degree Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 11
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 25
Associate's Degree Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. 22 $15,983 $169 $65,080 ($5,423) $64,774 ($5,398)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 1
Associate's Degree Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 8
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 2


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $65,268
Full time faculty: 100%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $31,462,816 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $42,727,217 (2022)