The college is accredited by the North Central Association and the Council on Social Work Education, and approved by the Iowa Department of Education and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education for teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels. A master's degree program in elementary education is also accredited by the North Central Association and approved by the Iowa Department of Education. The college has a cooperative arrangement with hospitals for training medical technologists. Its many off-campus programs include environmental research in Michigan, metropolitan and American studies in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and overseas opportunities.
Students come from most states in the nation and from numerous foreign countries.