Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 941 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 ManagementAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
  • Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110
  • Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
  • Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • CarpentersCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 3 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 · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Massage therapy

  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Pilot and air transportation

  • Air TransportationAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (19)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degreeNationally: $36,707
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,889
  • Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $55,703
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $44,599
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $37,255
  • JournalismCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,024
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 163 finishedGraduates here earned $38,098 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $36,701
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,637
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $37,810
  • SociologyAssociate degreeNationally: $33,731
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,421
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $37,661
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$7,277$30–48k$9,853$48–75k$9,217$75–110k$13,122Over $110k$14,397Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,553per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$17,373sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$7,616Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
18%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$41,3406 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$47,16710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
33%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
30%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 Iowa Lakes 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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