Kirkwood Community College

• Location: Cedar Rapids, USA
• Year of foundation: 1966
• Language of instruction: English
• Number of students: more than 16 000
• Type of training: mixed.

Kirkwood Community College is a public college in Iowa. The history of the institution began in 1966, when several campuses of Area Ten College were opened. In the first year, 199 applicants were admitted to it. In 1969, the college received its current name in honor of S. J. Kirkwood, one of the first abolitionists, governor of Iowa during the American Civil War.

In recent years, about 16,000 first-year students have been admitted to the university annually. The institution provides 47 courses for schoolchildren of the state, more than 120 programs in various fields for its students: from business modules to dog training courses. Most teachers have master's and doctoral degrees. Training takes place on the basis of academic departments in the following areas:

• Agricultural sciences
• Health care
• Arts, humanities
• Business, Information Technologies
• Communications, Media, English
• Medicine
• Hospitality, hospitality
• Industrial Technologies
• Education, teaching
• Mathematics, natural sciences
• Social sciences.

The college does not have its own dormitories, but helps students find housing near the campus. Kirkwood works with several residential complexes, eight of them with a rental price per person for 12 months:

• Campus View Apartment: Two Bedrooms with Separate Entrances – $435
• Eagle's Nest: four bedrooms, two bathrooms for $ 425
• Eagle's Pointe: large apartments with two rooms, a small kitchen -  $ 425-820 depending on the number of neighbors
• Two-, three-room apartments Kirkwood Court: 375-415$
• Kirkwood Heights Apartments with large single, double rooms for 320-430$
• Kirkwood Village offers bedroom apartments for 1-4 people for 395-655$
•  The Quad at Kirkwood: triple, quadruple apartments – 325$
• The Reserve at Kirkwood offers a two-bedroom apartment for $465
• The Villas at Kirkwood: furnished bedrooms for one or two people – 485-695$.

In the residential centers, there are prepared places for more than 3500 people. To move in, the student must submit an application directly to the complex of interest to him. The cost of the application will cost about $ 25.

Most rooms are rented unfurnished (except for basic appliances in kitchens). You can settle in the complexes for both 10 and 12 months. The price includes utilities, Internet connection.

More than 60 events are held on the campuses of the institution every year. Among them:

• Jazz, orchestral, vocal concerts
• Celebrations of important state dates
• Art exhibitions of paintings, photographs, exhibits
• Theatre productions
• New Year's Eve, graduation balls
• Sports competitions.

Among the sports areas in the college, team games are in great demand: basketball, baseball, volleyball, golf. National teams represent the institution in intercollegiate competitions. Kirkwood himself is a member of the National Junior College Sports Association, a participant in the Iowa Community College Sports Conference. The mascot of the national teams is an eagle named Sammy, and the main colors of the players' uniforms are blue and white.

The institution has dozens of clubs and student organizations of various orientations: artistic, sports, scientific, social.

• Chess Club
• ESports players
• LGBTA
• Environmental Association
• Multicultural Club
• Student Leadership Council.

• Average class size – from 15 to 23 people
• Among the students there are more than 300 foreigners from 100 countries
• Programs are accredited by the Higher Study Commission (HLC)
• Cooperation with an equestrian club, a simulation center, several hotels, etc.

The main campus of the college is located in Cedar Rapid, another 14 centers are located in seven counties: Bel Plain, Monticello, Washington, etc.

The infrastructure of the institution includes:

• Buildings with lecture halls, computer classes
• Buildings of practical laboratories
• A medical center that provides both planned and emergency care
• Scientific library with a book depository, access to electronic databases
• Sports facilities: games and gyms, outdoor stadium with football pitch, tennis court, jogging tracks and obstacle courses
• Studios of creative teams
• Event rooms
• Canteens, cafeterias.

Important dates of the academic year:

• Spring semester: January 18-May 10
• Summer semester: 23 May-12 August
• Fall semester: August 22-December 13.

Vacation:

• Summer: 30 May-4 July, 12-21 August
• Winter: December 23-January 2.

Additional costs:

• Fee – 50$/semester
• Books, consumables – 500$/semester
• Rental housing – from 4200$/year
• Meals – from 2300$/year
• Transport – 1344$/year
• Medical care - from 2000 $ / year.

Kirkwood offers programs at 47 high schools across Iowa so that high school students can get the credits they need for admission in advance.

Stages of admission to the college:

• Set up an account on the official website
• Take an online math, reading and writing test in English
• Attach ACT/SAT test results
• Provide a school certificate, the average score of the courses taken.

About 60% of students receive financial aid. The main scholarship program is the Kirkwood Scholarship: it encourages students who are active in learning, sports, creativity, and extracurricular life of the college. Students can apply for this scholarship program, and it will be reviewed by the institution's internal funds.

For foreign students, federal assistance FAFSA, Kibby and Pell grants, the "Last Dollar" program and much more have been prepared.

Students can take advantage of student loans, federal loans, loans to cover tuition, accommodation, or medical care.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision