Liberal Arts at Iowa Western Community College

Every liberal arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal studies program at Iowa Western Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and has a total student population of 5,791.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

Iowa Western Community College Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Iowa Western Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Iowa Western Community College offers distance education options for liberal studies at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Iowa Western Community College Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at Iowa Western Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal studies majors at Iowa Western Community College.

Iowa Western Community College Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

55% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Iowa Western Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at Iowa Western Community College are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Iowa Western Community College with a associate's in liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	177
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

General Studies

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Iowa Western Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Professors	2,250	$71,300

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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