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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…

The former house at 724 Ronalds Street in Iowa City that has since been demolished. The Housing Fellowship is attempting to purchase to the land.

Kirkwood Community College closes two underused centers

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

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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…

Rendering of commercial biomanufacturing facility in North Liberty

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…

The Kirkwood Culinary Kitchen at NewBo City Market

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs, hiring events this spring

April and May will be busy months for the IowaWORKS offices in Cedar Rapids and…

IowaWORKS hosting several job fairs this spring.

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…

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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…

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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…