SW Iowa Times

Pottawattamie County's institution invested $1,155,989 on their football teams in 2023, an 11.8% decrease in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 14.6% of all money invested on sport teams at Iowa Western Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Pottawattamie County have grown 169.9% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$1,155,989	14.6%
2022	$1,311,228	17.6%
2021	$987,419	14.9%
2020	$1,040,014	15.8%
2019	$1,087,083	17%