Community colleges study 4 year degree options
First year paramedic student Madison Magill practices checking pulse and blood pressure Feb. 11 at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Iowa's top ten jobs with openings as of Feb. 3 show health care occupying half the list, highlighting demand for healthcare related positions.
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Madison Magill
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
David Sawyer
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
Move could broaden college mission to four-year degrees
Vanessa Miller reports The Gazette questions whether Iowa’s 15 community college districts should offer four-year bachelor’s degrees to meet unmet demand in rural areas and industries not served by public or private four-year institutions. Rep. Taylor Collins notes interest in studying feasibility and impacts on 60-year history of two-year programs.
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Own
Iowa
Taylor Collins
R-Mediapolis
Free meds program aids uninsured Iowan in Cedar Rapids
Iowa nonprofit helps low income patients with free prescriptions through Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar Rapids. Immigrant Eric Bee sought treatment for a brain tumor after arriving in 2017 with no insurance. After surgery at University of Iowa Health Care, he received free medications through the clinic, resolving recovery pain and improving care access.
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Cedar Rapids
Eric Bee
Ria
Bee
Community Health
University of Iowa
Tariffs Raise Farming Uncertainty in Iowa
Northeast Iowa farmer Bob Hemesath links higher tariffs to market disadvantages for corn and hogs as Trump raises duties on Canada Mexico and China. Economists warn policy spikes intensify rural economic risk, affecting farmland and equipment purchases amid renewed trade tensions.
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Iowa
Donald Trump
Hemesath
White House
Trump
Beijing
Mexico
Canada
China
U.S
America
Ernie Goss
Creighton University
Omaha
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