Important updates and annoucements from the Iowa College Foundation, as well as our donors and member schools.
Apr 29, 2021
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Nov 30, 2020
Jack Kapustka, account manager of communications for Aureon in West Des Moines, gives $500 to the Iowa College Foundation to support independent higher education in Iowa.
Nov 29, 2020
Iowa Wesleyan University and Southeastern Community College have voted to approve the creation of the Southeast Iowa Higher Education Alliance (SIHEA). This educational model between private and public institutio
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Nov 29, 2020
Drake University has again been awarded the prestigious Center of Actuarial Excellence designation by the Society of Actuaries, signifying that its School of Actuarial Science & Risk Management is among a small number of programs acc Read More
Nov 26, 2020
Grinnell College announced that it will eliminate student loans in students’ financial aid packages as part of a “no-loan initiative” endorsed by the college’s board of trustees. In a press release, the college said the change is a response to the finan Read More
Oct 30, 2020
Simpson College in Indianola announced the conclusion of its comprehensive fundraising campaign, “Imagine the Impact." The campaign, which surpassed $30.6 million in total giving, has positioned the college to m
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Sep 15, 2020
Drake University officials announced on Sept. 1 the founding of a new two-year college - the John Dee Bright College at Drake University. It's the first new college to launch at Drake in more than 70 years, with an approach that Drake leaders say will rei Read More
Aug 10, 2020
For the first time in its 155-year history, Drake Law School is offering a spring enrollment option, a choice no other law school in Iowa—and few in the country—offers. Incoming Drake Law students will have the option of beginning law school in January 2021, rat Read More
Aug 10, 2020
A private college in northeast Iowa is offering its current students an extra year at no tuition cost in the wake of disruptions caused by the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Wartburg College President Darrel Colson made the announcement on Monday about th Read More