Kirkwood Community College

Kirkwood to host Midwest Women in Safety Conference
Kirkwood Community College will host the 2025 Midwest Women in Safety Conference on Oct. 16 at its Linn County Regional Center in Hiawatha. The annual event focuses on advancing professional development in safety for women, emphasizing their experiences and leadership…
Kirkwood, Mercy partner to offer financial assistance to nursing students
Kirkwood Community College and Mercy Medical Center have announced a new partnership that will help…
Kirkwood Community College partners with CID to offer new avionics program
Even amid a highly competitive labor market for aircraft mechanics, Matt Wolford wasn’t too concerned…
Employers encouraged to complete Kirkwood’s Skills Talent Report
In February 1999, the “Skills 2000 Commission Report: Assessment of Major Employers’ Skill and Employment…
Update: The Housing Fellowship agrees to vacant lot price for Student Built House
The city of Iowa City has reached an agreement to sell the vacant lot at…

Kirkwood Community College closes two underused centers
Pointing to a shifting educational landscape in eastern Iowa, Kirkwood Community College is closing Tippie-Mansfield…

North Liberty narrowly fails in $650M biomanufacturing facility bid
Updated June 7 North Liberty’s proposal to bring a 500,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility — equal…

Kirkwood to move NewBo City Market classes to main campus
Kirkwood Community College will relocate Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen operations and classes following the end of…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring
April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

Training solar energy’s future workforce
It’s no secret that renewable energy generation has experienced exponential growth despite rising costs for…
Kirkwood nursing program earns NLN CNEA Accreditation
Kirkwood Community College’s nursing program has earned accreditation status from the National League for Nursing…

Kirkwood program awarded at International Builders Show
Kirkwood Community College won two awards at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International…

Planting a seed
When Samantha Flores was growing up in a small Illinois town, she didn’t have a…
Kirkwood Safety Conference is set for Feb. 22
Kirkwood Community College will hold the annual Kirkwood Safety Conference, formerly the East Central Iowa…

A bold, new workforce program
We have lauded Kirkwood Community College’s ability to develop programs that create a win-win situation…
New partnership to help Kirkwood students pursuing tech careers
A new tuition assistance partnership between Kirkwood Community College and the City of Cedar Rapids…






