Iowa Lakes Community College provides educational services on five campuses covering five counties; Algona in Kossuth, Emmetsburg in Palo Alto, Estherville in Emmet, Spencer in Clay, and Spirit Lake located in Dickinson county.

Not only does each of these campuses offer traditional undergraduate and technical training opportunities, they also offer services that allow students to achieve their GED, or General Education Development, qualification to meet their high school equivalency requirements so they can transition to a new job, a promotion, or to their next educational...

The North Iowa Area Community College service area encompasses all of Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Mitchell, Winnebago, and Worth counties and parts of Butler, Wright, Kossuth, and Chickasaw counties.

Adult Literacy helps eligible adults change their lives, learn to better read and communicate, complete secondary school education, improve their reading, writing, math and problem-solving skills, and learn the basic skills needed to be productive workers, family members, and...

NICC offers Adult Literacy services in 14 locations in eight counties near Iowa’s Minnesota and Wisconsin borders:  Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek.  Students may register whenever they first come to class and can study at an individualized pace with qualified instructors.  Assessments given to all students at enrollment and again after 40 hours of study can document their learning gains for employers or personal satisfaction.  Call 563/557-8271 or toll-free to 888/642-2338 x105 for more information, or visit the website at Read More

Indian Hills Community College provides services in the following counties: Monroe, Mahaska, Keokuk, Wapello, Jefferson, Lucas, Davis, Van Buren, and Appanoose. For more information about IHCC’s Adult Literacy classes call 641-683-5181 or log onto the website at www.indianhills.edu

Adult Basic Education (ABE)
IHCC offers classes for adults who are interested in basic skill improvement including job-related and life coping skills, reading, writing, math and English. Students may register on their first day of class and study at an individualized pace with qualified instructors. The Comprehensive Adult student Assessment System (CASAS) is given to all students when they enroll into classes. Students may earn CASAS certificates documenting the learning process for adult students functioning academically below the General Education Development (GED)...

Southwestern Community College (SWCC) serves all or part of thirteen counties including Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Madison, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Taylor, Union and Wayne. SWCC’s main campus is located in Creston with satellite campuses in Osceola and Red Oak. SWCC’s Adult Literacy classes are available throughout the counties we serve. Call 641-782-1497 or 1-800-247-4023, ext. 497 or log onto the website at ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Read More

Whether it is for a personal or career-oriented reason, Iowa Western’s Adult Literacy program can help. Iowa Western serves a seven county area, which includes the cities of Council Bluffs, Atlantic, Harlan, Missouri Valley, Shenandoah and Clarinda. Available services include GED preparation and testing, online GED instruction, basic skills instruction, college transition classes and English language instruction for students with limited English language proficiency. Call (712) 325-3266 or 1-800 432-5852, ext. 3266 or check the website at:  Read More

IPTV is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new multimedia resource for teachers and students. It’s called PBS LearningMedia, and it contains a massive collection of digital content from public broadcast stations from around the country.

In addition to the high quality media content teachers have come to expect from PBS, the new service offers resources from other publicly funded organizations including the National Archives, the Library of Congress, NPR, NASA, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Dept. of Education, and many others. All together there are well over 14,000...