The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $10,800,000 to a program focused on expanding short-term training programs and developing Workforce Pell-eligible programs at Iowa’s community colleges. Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, this sixth ... Continue Reading
For Jane Flynn, a career in healthcare wasn't always a certainty. While she grew up admiring the caring nature of her aunts and cousins who were nurses, her high school guidance counselor in 1974 gave ... Continue Reading
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) celebrated six decades of impact this September, raising more than $90,000 for student scholarships and College priorities during its 2026 Hall of Fame & Fundraiser events on the Calmar and ... Continue Reading
Before Greg Dougherty built an oil field services company or managed a workforce of 100 employees, he was a high school graduate in Waukon looking to build a reliable trade. It was 1978, a year after ... Continue Reading
More than 400 Future Farmers of America (FFA) high school students from 36 schools in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin gathered on the Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Calmar campus this week for the annual Tri-State ... Continue Reading
As Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) celebrates its 60th anniversary, the College is entering the final phase of transformative campus improvements funded by the $39 million bond levy approved by voters in 2018. This milestone ... Continue Reading
