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Iowa Central Community College Online gives busy students the opportunity to earn a degree through various distance learning formats. Online classes can be taken through the school’s FlexNet, Virtual Class or Online programs, and the Guided Self-Study program is facilitated by mail. By providing flexible options that allow students to earn a degree on their own schedule, Iowa Central College Online satisfies its goals of making education accessible, affordable and adaptable. The school strives to serve both its students and the greater community by identifying the changing demands and trends of society and training students to fulfill those needs.

Iowa Central Community College was established in 1966 when three local junior colleges — Fort Dodge, Webster City and Eagle Grove — were consolidated. Iowa Central now serves nine counties across the state, including Buena Vista, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster and Wright counties. In 1971, the Storm Lake Center was organized to serve 12 more public and private school systems in the area, and it now offers many community college programs as well as career education programs. Since 1975, students have been able to earn Bachelor’s degrees by attending night classes through a partnership with Iowa Central and Buena Vista College.

Iowa Central College Online offers three enrollment programs in which students can take courses and earn degrees online. The FlexNet system allows students to enroll at any time during the semester and take 15 weeks to complete their course. The traditional Online program requires students to sign up at the beginning of the semester and may be able to take two 8-week courses at one time. The Virtual Class, or vClass, system features transmitted courses that students can watch live.

Academic programs at Iowa Central College Online include fields of study in cutting edge industries like criminal justice, health care, business, human services and networking. Classes like Exploring the Humanities, Introduction to Biology, Basic Spreadsheets, Intro to Literature, Medical Terminology, Body Structure and Function, Principles of Marketing, Intro to Keyboarding, Criminology, Minority Group Relations and others serve to broaden students’ personal and professional horizons while giving them the practical skills they need to compete for jobs and the critical thinking skills they need to perform well at work.

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