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Ellsworth Community College

Iowa Falls, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·ecc.iavalley.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
Total enrollment
685
peer median 3,867
Avg net price
$10,915
+$3.4k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
38%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
32%
Non-Pell
36%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 39 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
39
Passing
4
10.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing4 · 10.3%
  • No Data35 · 89.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
35

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.0%
$41,131 vs $36,082
Agricultural Production Operations
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+21.6%
$43,863 vs $36,082
Agriculture General
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+39.3%
$50,263 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+75.4%
$63,305 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$11,854 debt · $41,131 earn

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,176
$30–48k$8,601
$48–75k$10,907
$75–110k$13,217
$110k+$13,106

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,915
+$3,430vs Community College median $7,485
Federal loans
36.7%
In-state tuition
$5,304
Out-of-state
$6,312

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 294 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
294
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,639,041 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
482 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$626K
207 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$689K
235 loan awards
Parent PLUS$189K
40 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 356 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (7.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.0%
+4.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
356
Defaulted
25
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.5%
2017
21.1%
2018
19.8%
2019
7.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Ellsworth Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs34
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

183 total completions
01Liberal Arts
7742.1%
02Agriculture
4625.1%
03Business
189.8%
04Health Professions
158.2%
05Education
63.3%
06Natural Resources
63.3%
07Security/Protective
52.7%
08Psychology
52.7%
09Visual/Performing Arts
31.6%
10Biological Sciences
21.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
685
12-mo unduplicated
841
Undergraduate
841
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
46%384
Women
54%457

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.2%
Black
15.9%
Hispanic
8.5%
Two or more
6.1%
Non-resident
5.7%
Unknown
0.7%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
258
200 M · 58 W
Women athletes
22.5%
Athletic aid
$579K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$377K
$202K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$60K
$66K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
110 M ·
$552K
Wrestling
27 M · 20 W
$284K
Baseball
43 M ·
$386K
Basketball
20 M · 11 W
$568K
Softball
· 16 W
$255K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$149K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.79
2 offenses · 718 students

3-year trend

1.372 yrs ago2.801 yr ago2.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor016

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
27

Ellsworth Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Ellsworth Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectEllsworth Community College
38%685$10,915Community College
Williston State College
934$7,164Community College
University of Nebraska Medical Center
3,988
Jefferson College
3,775$7,734Community College
State Fair Community College
4,242$7,485Community College
Crowder College
3,959$5,161Community College
Peer group median38%3,867$7,485

Frequently asked questions about Ellsworth Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Ellsworth Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Ellsworth Community College?

Ellsworth Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Ellsworth Community College?

Ellsworth Community College reports a total enrollment of 685 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Ellsworth Community College?

The average net price at Ellsworth Community College is $10,915 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Ellsworth Community College located?

Ellsworth Community College is located in Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.

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