Admissions Application for admission can be completed at the Monticello Kirkwood Center. The next step is to complete the Compass placement test or forward ACT scores to Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Financial Aid Federal Financial Aid Application forms, access for electronically transmitting applications, and assistance with both processes are available at the Monticello Center. Scholarships Kirkwood Scholarship Applications can be picked up at the Monticello Kirkwood Center. All applications are sent and processed at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids.
Additional opportunities are available for Jones County residents.
Please contact the Monticello Center for specific scholarship criteria. Tutoring Students in need of additional academic support can receive 2 hours per week per subject area of individualized tutoring at no cost. Post Secondary Enrollment Act High school students that meet the requirements and guidelines of their high school may register for Kirkwood Community College classes and earn high school and college credit at the same time for the same class. Registration information is available at the Monticello Kirkwood Center and from high school guidance counselors. Once the student completes the application and supplies documentation, a case manager is assigned to assist the student in the development of an academic plan and to implement reasonable accommodations.