Sheldon, Iowa — Northwest Iowa Community College has been ranked number 6 in “Value College’s Best Online Community Colleges In The Country.”
Value Colleges is an independent online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate education, featuring only fully accredited institutions that have proven their value for graduates on the job and on the job market. Value Colleges rankings are based on verified data from sources including IPEDS and Niche. Programs are ranked according to factors including cost and student satisfaction, so students can feel certain their choice of program will have a positive impact on their career.
Northwest Iowa Community College is the only Iowa school to crack the Top 10 in Value College’s rankings, and one of just four in the state to make the top 50 in the United States. The others on the list, in alphabetical order, are Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa Lakes Community College at Estherville, and Western Iowa Tech in Sioux City.
According to the editors at Value Colleges, the US economy has changed in major ways in the last couple of decades, with manufacturing and industrial jobs giving way to a professional and technical workforce, and community colleges have been the key force in educating and preparing working adults for the new world of work. The editors say that for working adults already in a career, online community college degree programs are the most important innovation of the century.
