Education at Western Iowa Tech Community College

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

Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and approximately 5,360 students attend the school each year.

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

Western Iowa Tech Community College Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Western Iowa Tech 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? Western Iowa Tech Community College offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Western Iowa Tech Community College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Western Iowa Tech Community College

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

Western Iowa Tech Community College Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of education associate's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Western Iowa Tech Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Western Iowa Tech Community College are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Western Iowa Tech Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Iowa Tech Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Teacher Assistants	19,890	$25,320
Elementary School Teachers	19,040	$54,500
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Middle School Teachers	7,940	$55,300
Preschool Teachers	4,770	$27,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.