# Iowa Western Community College

Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1966 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school.

## Campus

Aside from the main campus in Council Bluffs, the college has expanded into other parts of the district with the establishment of centers in Atlantic (Cass County Center), Harlan (Shelby County Center), Shenandoah (Page/Fremont County Center) and Clarinda (Clarinda Center). In late 2021, Iowa Western's trustees approved a new campus to serve students in adjacent Harrison County through a new career academy in Missouri Valley.

## Academics

Iowa Western Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

## Student life

IWCC hosts college/alternative radio station 89.7 The River, which serves the entire Omaha metropolitan area.
IWCC offers Air Force ROTC through a cross-town agreement with the University of Nebraska-Omaha, the site of the ROTC classes.

## Athletics

Iowa Western's sports teams are nicknamed the Reivers. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, soccer, wrestling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, swimming, track & field, bowling and football. Women's sports include basketball, softball, soccer, bowling, cross country, golf, shotgun sports, swimming, track & field, and volleyball. Co-ed sports include cross country, track & field, cheerleading and golf. Reiver athletics also include cheerleading and a dance team.
Iowa Western competes in Division I of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) and the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC). Combined, Iowa Western men's and women's athletic teams have 18 NJCAA National Championships between them. The men's National Championships were in football (2012, 2022, 2023), baseball (2010, 2012, 2014), and soccer (2013 & 2021). The women's National Championships were in volleyball (2006, 2020–21, 2021), soccer (2013, 2022, & 2023), and track & field (2021 indoor, 2022 indoor and outdoor, and 2024 indoor). In addition to the NJCAA National Championships, the cheerleading squad won the 2016 World University Championships and the 2023 UCA College Cheerleading National Championship and World University Championship, and 2024 World University Championship and the shotgun sports team won the 2022 ACUI Division 4 national championship, the 2023 NCSSAA Division 5 national championship, and the 2024 ACUI Division 4 national championship. The Competitive Dance Team has won three national championships, the 2023 Open Pom and the 2024 Jazz & Hip-Hop titles.

## Notable people

* Geronimo Allison, professional football player
* Moïse Bombito, professional soccer player
* Ron Boone, professional basketball player and announcer
* Mark Brandenburg and Greg Forristall were Iowa State Representatives for the 15th and 22nd District respectively.
* Nick Easley (born 1997), professional football player
* Don Jackson, professional football player
* Celia Jiménez , professional soccer player, played for Spain and won the 2024 NWSL Shield and Championship
* Isaiah Johnson, professional football player
* Derwin Kitchen (born 1986), professional basketball player
* Darrick Minner, professional featherweight MMA fighter
* Xavier Munford (born 1992), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Michael S. Sanchez, attorney and politician who served in the New Mexico Senate
* Tom Shipley (born 1953), politician who serves in the Iowa Senate
* Erik Swanson (born 1993), baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
* Jake Waters, former professional football player and college football coach
* Perrion Winfrey, professional football player
* Keaton Winn (born 1998), pitcher for the San Francisco Giants