About this school

Kirkwood Community College identifies community needs; provides accessible, quality education and training; and promotes opportunities for lifelong learning. To accomplish this mission we are committed to creating an environment in which we constantly strive for improvement.

Kirkwood's campus covers 680 acres with more than 27 buildings hold more than 1.65 million square feet of interior learning space. Kirkwood Community College provides education to nearly 25,000 students in college credit classes and another 41,000 people in our continuing education and training programs. During this last year we welcomed students from every county in Iowa, more than 30 other states and 90-plus other nations. But mainly we welcome our own to our dozen Kirkwood locations: Of every 20 students, 19 of them come from within 50 miles of Cedar Rapids.