Tag: higher education
New director appointed for University of Northern Iowa JPEC
University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) has appointed a new director following the retirement of former director Laurie Watje.
Patrick Luensmann...
Cornell College receives $500,000 STEM grant
Cornell College, located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation to fund new STEM equipment and...
Kirkwood, Hawkeye community colleges form truck driving partnership
Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo are partnering to send Kirkwood CDL-A students to Hawkeye’s campus to receive...
Coe College receives Prison Learning Initiative grant
Coe College in Cedar Rapids has received an Associated Colleges of the Midwest grant to support a new Prison Learning Initiative (PLI), according to...
Iowa’s public university system ranks third nationally in student ROI
Iowa has been ranked the third best state to be a college student, according to a new study ranking the value of state public...
National ACT score average sinks to 30-year low
The national ACT score average for the high school class of 2022 was 19.8, the lowest average score in more than three decades, according...