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Top Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa
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Our rankings named Western Iowa Tech Community College the best school in Iowa for business students working on their undergraduate certificate.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Western Iowa Tech Community College is $4,802. Out-of-state students pay an average of $4,826. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $12,541 in student loans.
Western Iowa Tech Community College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Des Moines Area Community College. It ranked #2 on our list.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from DMACC accumulate an average of $16,511 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
DMACC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kirkwood Community College is a great place for business students working on their undergraduate certificate.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Kirkwood Community College is $5,308. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,072. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,474 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Kirkwood Community College. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 5 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeast Iowa Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Full-time students from Iowa pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend NICC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $6,840. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,283 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NICC. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Eastern Iowa Community College District helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best business schools in Iowa.
Undergraduate Certificate recipients from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges accumulate an average of $16,753 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Eastern Iowa Community Colleges does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 61% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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