Iowa Lakes Community College

Located in the picturesque Iowa Great Lakes Region, Iowa Lakes Community College (Iowa Lakes) offers several locations throughout a five-county service area: Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer, and Spirit Lake.

You can take classes either full time or part-time; days, evenings, or weekends, via television, fibre optics, or with a professor in the classroom, and via the Internet with online courses.

You can also choose college transfer, technical, vocational, and certificate courses, one class at a time, or continuing education classes.

One of Iowa’s premier community colleges, the faculty, and staff at Iowa Lakes, recognize learning is lifelong. Continuing education is an emphasis of the college. General interest courses are available to adults and older learners.

Customized training is specifically designed for area businesses and industries. Training can be provided at the business or Iowa Lakes – all on a schedule convenient to the business and employees. In addition, the college has developed numerous partnerships with area economic development groups.

Iowa Lakes is also the primary regional supplier of licensure courses, Adult Basic Education, high school completion (HSED), high school diploma credit courses, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and short term vocational training.

Iowa Lakes is accredited by The Iowa Department of Education, The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP), The Veterans Administration, and The Higher Learning Commission.