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Largest early childhood education programs in Iowa
Iowa early childhood education programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern College | Orange City | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 45 |
| 2 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls | Public, 4-year | 31 |
| 3 | Southeastern Community College | West Burlington | Public, 2-year | 30 |
| 4 | Iowa State University | Ames | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 5 | Saint Ambrose University | Davenport | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 10 |
| 6 | Waldorf University | Forest City | For-profit, 4-year | 8 |
| 7 | North Iowa Area Community College | Mason City | Public, 2-year | 6 |
| 8 | Hawkeye Community College | Waterloo | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 9 | Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 10 | Iowa Central Community College | Fort Dodge | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 11 | Eastern Iowa Community College District | Davenport | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 12 | Southwestern Community College | Creston | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 13 | Western Iowa Tech Community College | Sioux City | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 14 | Marshalltown Community College | Marshalltown | Public, 2-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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