Iowa community colleges receive state grants to expand career academies

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 10, 2026

Words: 543

Last Updated: 4 months, 4 weeks ago


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Four Iowa community colleges will use grants awarded to them from the state to expand and upgrade their career and technical education for students looking to jumpstart their postsecondary path.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced Monday in a news release that Northwest Iowa Community College, North Iowa Area Community College and Eastern Iowa Community Colleges each received $1 million and Des Moines Area Community College received $776,655 from …

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