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Western Iowa Tech Community College

Sioux City, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·witcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
—
Total enrollment
5,482
peer median 5,145
Avg net price
$8,770
-$1.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
64%

Pell equity

5.5pp gap
Pell recipients
47%140 of 298
Non-Pell (all)
53%136 of 259
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%13 of 34
No Federal Aid
55%123 of 225

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 84 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 75 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
84
Passing
6
7.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
3.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.6%
+3.0pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

84programs
  • Passing6 · 7.1%
  • No Data75 · 89.3%
  • Failing3 · 3.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
75

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.

9
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
-9.6%
$32,620 vs $36,082
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
-7.8%
$33,272 vs $36,082
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-3.1%
$34,958 vs $36,082
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+14.8%
$41,418 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+17.4%
$42,374 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.9%
$45,442 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+35.4%
$48,851 vs $36,082
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+45.9%
$52,659 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-3.1%
−$1,124

Debt vs earnings

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

20
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
41%
$16,375 debt · $39,777 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$13,095 debt · $36,676 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
36%
$13,600 debt · $38,319 earn
Graphic Communications
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
34%
$11,000 debt · $32,620 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
33%
$11,000 debt · $33,272 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$12,071 debt · $45,442 earn
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
26%
$10,825 debt · $41,418 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
25%
$10,515 debt · $42,374 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 13

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Sep 2023Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Apr 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Oct 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Apr 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,662
$30–48k$7,636
$48–75k$8,887
$75–110k$10,033
$110k+$12,955

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

Avg net price
$8,770
-$1,268vs Community College median $10,039
Federal loans
17.3%
In-state tuition
$5,186
Out-of-state
$5,330

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,876 students received $8.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,876
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.9M
$8,863,034 total
Direct Loans
$5.7M
1,628 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.4M
814 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.2M
796 loan awards
Parent PLUS$105K
18 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,058 borrowers who entered repayment, 19 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,058
Defaulted
19
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.9%
2017
14.7%
2018
7.6%
2019
1.7%
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 WITCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs66
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

386 total completions
01Health Professions
10226.4%
02Liberal Arts
9424.4%
03Business
4611.9%
04Security/Protective
4311.1%
05Mechanic
246.2%
06Education
184.7%
07Comm. Technologies
174.4%
08Computer Sciences
153.9%
09Engineering Tech
143.6%
10Personal/Culinary
133.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,482
12-mo unduplicated
7,277
Undergraduate
7,277
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%2,843
Women
61%4,434

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.1%
Hispanic
24.7%
Non-resident
10.3%
Black
8.5%
Two or more
4.3%
Unknown
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.7%
Asian
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
83
50 M · 33 W
Women athletes
39.8%
Athletic aid
$386K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$181K
$206K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$9K
Head-coach salaries
$43K
$53K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Soccer
35 M · 20 W
$653K
Basketball
15 M · —
$290K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$301K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.99
5 offenses · 5,071 students

3-year trend

0.552 yrs ago0.581 yr ago0.99Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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
3
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

5total
  • On campus5

Includes 4 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
Weapons01
Drugs02
Liquor023

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
66

WITCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions WITCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectWestern Iowa Tech Community College
50%—5,482$8,770Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College
——4,808$11,272Community College
Northwest Iowa Community College
——1,907$14,800Community College
Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
——6,106$8,805Community College
Lake Superior College
——4,074$15,492Community College
Central Community College
——6,927$7,024Community College
Peer group median50%—5,145$10,039

Institutions like WITCC

Explore the federal data for institutions in WITCC's comparison group.

IPEDS

WITCC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Michael Meister
    Director of College Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Western Iowa Tech Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about WITCC.

What is the graduation rate at Western Iowa Tech Community College?

Western Iowa Tech Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Western Iowa Tech Community College?

Western Iowa Tech Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,482 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Western Iowa Tech Community College?

The average net price at Western Iowa Tech Community College is $8,770 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Western Iowa Tech Community College located?

Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa 51102-5199.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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