by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Western Iowa Tech Community College was awarded 340 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #1,303 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Western Iowa Tech Community College held the #1,490 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 40 colleges in Iowa, Western Iowa Tech Community College is ranked at #27.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Western Iowa Tech Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western Iowa Tech Community College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Western Iowa Tech Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,360 undergraduates at Western Iowa Tech Community College with 1,707 being full-time and 3,653 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,071 | $6,388 | $9,352 | $10,962 | $9,924 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Western Iowa Tech Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Iowa Tech Community College, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $4,727 a year. That adds up to $18,908 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Western Iowa Tech Community College is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Western Iowa Tech Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4647 Stone Ave, Sioux City, IA 51102-5199 |
| Phone: | 712-274-8733 |
| Website: | https://www.witcc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 4,275 students took at least one online class at Western Iowa Tech Community College. This is an increase from the 2,815 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,275 | 1,579 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,815 | 1,688 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,663 | 712 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,529 | 1,509 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,448 | 1,360 |
Learn more about online learning at Western Iowa Tech Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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