Iowa Western Community College

Iowa Western Community College Students

International Students

IWCC has an unusually large international student population for a community college. With over 220 international students speaking more than 25 languages and from more than 45 countries, around 9% of the student body is from outside of the United States.

Residential Halls

IWCC offers on-campus housing for full time students, consisting of suites, apartments, and one traditional residence hall. In all of the residences, every room is equipped with a phone jack and an associated number. Computer laboratories in the residences are open 24 hours a day.

Each suite in the Reiver Suites accommodates four students. Each student is assigned a single bedroom. Each suite also contains two bathrooms, a living room, window treatments, and bedroom furniture. Students who live in the suites do not have kitchen access and must purchase a meal plan, although microwaves and small refrigerators are allowed in the suites. A computer lab and laundry facilities are also located in each suite building.

Each apartment in Reiver Apartments contains two bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living room, and a dining area. They are meant to accommodate four students each in double rooms. Apartments are furnished, but students should bring their own linens, kitchenware, and other amenities. As apartments have kitchens, students can choose whether to purchase a meal plan or not.

The Reiver Tower is an all-male residence. Rooms are double occupancy. Each room comes with two beds, two desks, two wardrobes, and two dressers. The student center on the main floor of the hall has pool tables, a ping pong table, and a large screen television.

Clubs and Organizations

The Student Activities Board promotes clubs and activities on campus, while the Clarinda Student Senate is the governmental body of the student population and acts as a liaison between the students and the administration. Student clubs and organizations at IWCC include the Agriculture Club, Automotive Club, Building Trades, Campus Crusade for Christ, College Democrats, Culinary Arts Club, Dental Assistants Club, Electronic Engineering Group, Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Supporters (GLASS), Horticulture Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Sign Language Club, Student Nursing Club, and Vet Tech Student Association. IWCC also has well-reviewed choir, band, and theatre programs. The radio station at IWCC, 89.7 The River, serves the Omaha metropolitan area.

Dining on Campus

The Dining Hall at IWCC offers food court options, including a pizza station, soup and salad station, burger station, entrée station, beverage station, and dessert station. The college offers sick trays and sack lunches for students on meal plans who cannot eat in the dining hall.

Services for Students

Student Computer Services include the Student Academic Information Link (SAIL) and Student Online Services (SOS). There are computers available for student use in the library. Wireless internet access is available in all academic buildings and residence hall common areas.

The Student Success Center provides short-term counselling and long-term referrals for students struggling with family or roommate conflicts, academic struggles, or mental health issues. TRiO programs, including Student Support Services, support students in their educations through academic advising, career advising, peer mentoring, transfer assistance, financial aid assistance, financial literacy advising, and computer training. TRiO offers more extensive services to minorities.

The Student Health Center is staffed with a triage nurse who can assess flus, fevers, and colds as well as administer pregnancy tests, tests for sexually transmitted diseases, blood pressure tests, and other basic services. Lastly, the Early Childhood Education Center provides child care for the children of students, faculty, and staff.