The two-year public institution in Council Bluffs enrolled 5,962 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 10.1 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
84 percent of undergraduates are residents of Iowa, and 16 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (61 percent) and Black or African American (6 percent).
Iowa Western Community College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 5,962 | |
| Transfers | 604 | 10.1% |
| Male | ~2,623 | 44% |
| Female | ~3,339 | 56% |
| Age 24 and under | ~4,710 | 79% |
| Age 25 and over | ~1,252 | 21% |
| In-state residence | ~5,008 | 84% |
| Out of state residence | ~954 | 16% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~60 | 1% |
| Asian | ~60 | 1% |
| Black or African American | ~358 | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~298 | 5% |
| White | ~3,637 | 61% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~1,073 | 18% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~1,610 | 27% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~3,279 | 55% |
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