Iowa high schoolers set record in community college enrollment
Iowa community colleges report a record 52 814 high school students enrolled in 2023, up 5 percent from 2022 and 31 percent over a decade, while overall credit earning enrollments fell. Kirkwood Community College saw joint enrollment surge to 5 921, 36 percent of its for credit students.
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Iowa lawmakers clash on tuition relief plans for public universities
Iowa lawmakers filed competing proposals to ease higher education costs. Democrats seek a four year tuition freeze for in state freshman undergraduates at Iowa three Regent universities starting 2024 25 with no freeze for out of state or graduate students. Republicans press a 3 percent cap on annual tuition and mandatory fee increases for all three universities. The debate centers on funding levels and how to keep costs manageable for Iowa families while preserving campus budgets.
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