Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo, Iowa
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 2,626 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $45,184 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedGraduates here earned $51,088 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $35,701 a year after finishingNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $58,489 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $48,868 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $47,873 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $52,764 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 70 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $72,161 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 68 finishedGraduates here earned $44,101 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $54,708 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (20)
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $59,558 a year afterNationally: $54,362
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $44,701
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $33,513
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $27,878
- HistoryAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $48,237
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 239 finishedGraduates here earned $37,211 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $34,827
- SociologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $32,424
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,128per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $20,986sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,786Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 22%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $45,3696 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,05810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hawkeye Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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