• 90 years of quality programs and service
• 26,000+ people have graduated from NIACC (or predecessor Mason City Junior College)
• 27,862 credit & non-credit students served last year
• 60% of area high school graduates attend NIACC within 5 years
• 18,000 employees served by NIACC partnerships
• 2,700+ online class enrollments at NIACC in 2006-2007
• 6 straight years of record enrollments
• 60,000+ people attended Performing Arts & Leadership Series and other events last year
• 42 new programs started since 1989
• 91% of students continue to live and work in North Iowa

NIACC Quality

• 72% of community colleges transfer students graduate within 4 years of entering ISU. This compares with 64% average 6-year graduate rate for native ISU students.
• 3 areas in which NIACC sophomores scored the same or higher than their counterparts at 4-year schools – Humanities, Social Science, and Natural Science
• 1,000+ high school students enroll in early college opportunity courses/programs, which improves graduation odds by 61%
• 150 high school valedictorians/salutatorians have attended NIACC in the past 10 years
• 749 students have been inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society in the past 10 years
• 407 graduates have earned straight A’s qualifying them for membership in the NIACC Hall of Fame
• 99% of 2007 career graduates employed
• 31 of 34 programs have 100% placement for 2007
• $5,000,000+ raised by the NIACC Foundation in the last 36 months
• $17,000,000+ in net assets for the NIACC Foundation as of January 2008
• 2007-2008 Tuition & Fees Comparison (see Chart)
• 4 kinds of financial aid available for students (grants, scholarships, work study programs, loans)

NIACC Economic Growth Impact

• $9.80 ROI for every state and local $1 invested in NIACC
• $300,000 increased lifetime earnings for NIACC students who receive an AA degree
• 4,070 jobs equals NIACC’s impact on North Iowa
• $273,000,000 increase in area manufacturer’s profits due to Lean Manufacturing and related programs
• 75% increase – Workforce Training (260F)
• 78% increase – Workforce Training (260E)
• $30,000,000+ NIACC Board approved in economic development training funds

NIACC Entrepreneurial Impact

• 245+ new business starts
• 655+ new jobs created
• 30%+ of new business starts in Iowa created locally
• 8,900+ entrepreneurship program participants
• $4,000,000 raised by NIACC’s Pappajohn Center for North Iowa Venture Capital Fund

New NIACC Economic Development Issues

• 9 county area – Labor Shed Analysis
• 9 county area – Cluster Analysis
• Areas 1, 2 & 3 – North Iowa Business Accelerator
• 9 county area – Business Incubator
• 9 county area – Regional Economic Development
• Wellmark & USDA funding opportunities