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
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- 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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