CCforIowa Blog

2026 Summer Trustee Conference Success!

Posted on July 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM by McKenzie Kielman

The full gallery of photos from the Trustee Conference can be found here. This gallery will be archived after...

Tagged As: Trustee, Trustee Conference

Be Ready to Represent at our 4th Annual Convention & Tradeshow: An Overview of our 2026 Theme, Tracks, and Timing

Posted on June 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM by McKenzie Kielman

Community Colleges for Iowa’s Convention & Tradeshow is coming back for our fourth consecutive year, even bigger, better, and brighter...

Tagged As: Convention

Announcing Our New Year-Round Sponsor: Ellucian

Posted on June 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM by McKenzie Kielman

Great news: Ellucian is Community Colleges for Iowa’s newest year-round partner! Since you’ll be seeing more of Ellucian, we wanted to give you a quick introduction.

60 years of building the Iowa Community College System: Advocate today for decades of impact on Iowans

Posted on April 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM by Emily Shields

The best way to support Iowa community colleges is to sign-up for our Action Center to join the 1,000+ Iowans...

Tagged As: Advocacy, Community College Month, Economy, Workforce

60 Years of Impact celebrated during the 2026 Leadership In Action Week

Posted on March 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM by McKenzie Kielman

The full gallery of photos from Leadership In Action Week can be found here. This gallery will be archived in...

Tagged As: Bachelor’s Degrees, Business and Industry, Career and Technical, Financial Aid, Job, Legislation, PTK, Tuition, Workforce, Workforce Training

Community Colleges for Iowa Bachelor’s Degrees Final Study Report

Posted on October 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM by Emily Shields

In January 2025, in his role as Chair of the Iowa House of Representatives Higher Education Committee, State Representative Taylor...

We're Hiring: Director of Government Relations

Posted on August 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM by Emily Shields

Director of Government Relations, Community Colleges for Iowa (CCforIA) Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the Director of Government Relations...

Website Vendor RFP - Due August 15

Posted on July 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM by McKenzie Kielman

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is issued by Community Colleges for Iowa to solicit proposals from qualified website vendors for the redesign, development, and ongoing maintenance of our organizational website. We aim to enhance our digital presence, improve member engagement, and streamline our internal and external communications. The successful vendor will be expected to deliver a modern, user-friendly, and highly functional website that addresses our current challenges and supports our future strategic goals.

Announcing Our New Year-Round Partner: Coursedog

Posted on July 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM by Emily Shields

You’re hearing it here first: Coursedog is Community Colleges for Iowa’s newest year-round partner! As you start seeing more of Coursedog, we wanted to give you a quick introduction. Coursedog is a leading platform that helps colleges streamline academic operations—like scheduling, curriculum management, course demand projections, reporting, and more—all in one place.

Community Colleges for Iowa Bachelor’s Degrees Interim Study Report

Posted on May 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM by Emily Shields

In January 2025, in his role as Chair of the Iowa House of Representatives Higher Education Committee, State Representative Taylor...

Tagged As: Bachelor’s Degrees, Community College Offerings, Workforce