Western Iowa Tech Community College

What Western Iowa Tech Community College does

Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) is a publicly funded comprehensive community college founded in August 1966 and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. It operates under Chapter 280A of the Iowa Code and is regulated by the Iowa State Department of Education. The college serves six Iowa counties (Cherokee, Crawford, Ida, Monona, Plymouth, and Woodbury) from four physical campuses—Sioux City (main, 143-acre site established 1970), Cherokee (1996), Denison (1993), and Le Mars (2014)—plus the Beltway Center for transportation training, the Transportation Center on East Gordon Drive, and the 37,000 sq ft Security Institute completed in 2008 in partnership with the City of Sioux City and Woodbury County. A nine-member Board of Directors, elected from nine districts across the service area, provides governance.

WITCC delivers a portfolio of educational and workforce-training products. For individual learners, it offers credit programs (associate degrees and certificates), Corporate College (continuing education), ELL, HSED, LIFE Bridge, TRIO Student Support Services, and Veterans and Military programs. For high school students it provides College Now, Gateway to College, Project SUCCESS, TRIO Educational Talent Search, Drivers Ed, and Moped Safety. For businesses it operates six industry-specific solutions verticals: Business, Health, Industrial, Safety and Rescue, Trades and Apprenticeship, and Transportation. Instructional delivery spans in-person at the multi-campus footprint, online (since 2002), and interconnected virtual classrooms across campuses (since 2015), each supported by curriculum-specific laptops as recognized in the 2017 Apple Distinguished School award. The college also operates KWIT-KOJI public radio (since 1978/2002) and launched an athletics program in 2023 covering Esports, men's basketball, women's volleyball, cheer, and men's and women's soccer.

WITCC's revenue mechanics are those of a public community college: state general aid, local property taxes, tuition and fees set under Iowa state guidelines, federal TRIO grants, Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship disbursements, and Corporate College contracts with regional employers. Specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The institution rebranded in 2023 with a new 'W' logo, school colors, and mission statement, followed by a new vision statement in 2024. As of the input, the college is conducting an active presidential search, with current president Dr. Terry A. Murrell having served since 2011.

Name

Western Iowa Tech Community College

Legal name

Western Iowa Tech Community College

Website

https://witcc.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Western Iowa Tech Community College is a publicly funded, multi-campus community college in Sioux City, Iowa, serving six western Iowa counties with associate degrees, certificates, corporate workforce training, and TRIO student support programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Junior Colleges (611210), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Community Colleges (EDAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Workforce training
• Associate degree programs
• Vocational training
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Sioux City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public two-year higher education institution that delivers associate degree and certificate programs, dual enrollment for high school students, TRIO student support services, and Corporate College workforce training. It serves a six-county western Iowa service area through multiple physical campuses and online learning, with specialized industry programs in health, industrial, safety and rescue, trades and apprenticeship, and transportation.

Product overview

Western Iowa Tech Community College is a publicly supported comprehensive community college offering a portfolio of educational products and services. The college operates as a multi-campus institution with Credit Programs (associate degrees and certificates), Corporate College (business workforce training), and specialized programs for high schoolers. Its product ecosystem includes TRIO student support programs, Health Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Safety and Rescue Solutions, Trades and Apprenticeship Solutions, and Transportation Solutions. The college also operates KWIT-KOJI public radio station and launched an athletics program in 2023. Programs are delivered across facilities in Sioux City (main campus), Cherokee, Denison, and Le Mars, with various campus buildings including The Security Institute, Advanced Sciences Building, and housing complexes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KWIT-KOJI: Public radio station operated by the college, providing public noncommercial radio programming within an 80-mile radius of Sioux City and extending to the Great Lakes region.

Products and services

• Credit Programs Postsecondary associate degree and certificate programs for adult learners seeking career training or transfer to four-year institutions.
• Corporate College Workforce development and continuing education programs for businesses, including customized training solutions across multiple industries.
• College Now College credit programs for high school students to get a head start on their postsecondary education.
• Gateway to College Program helping students who have left high school earn their diploma and transition to college.
• TRIO Programs Federal student support programs including Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services designed to help low-income and first-generation students succeed.
• Health Solutions Healthcare workforce training and continuing education programs for the health industry.
• Industrial Solutions Manufacturing and industrial technology training programs for workforce development.
• Safety and Rescue Solutions Emergency response, public safety, and rescue training programs delivered through The Security Institute facility.
• Trades and Apprenticeship Solutions Skilled trades training including construction, electrical, plumbing, and apprenticeship programs.
• Transportation Solutions Driver education and commercial transportation training including truck driving at the Beltway Center.
• Athletics Program Competitive sports including Esports, men's basketball, women's volleyball, cheer, and men's and women's soccer.
• KWIT-KOJI Public Radio Public, noncommercial radio station providing programming within an 80-mile radius of Sioux City, with KOJI extending coverage to the Great Lakes region.
• Online Learning Platform Online course delivery platform providing flexible remote learning options to students.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered foundational, core and regional.

• Sioux City Community SchoolsfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 1967, Western Iowa Tech accepted responsibility for one vocational and two technical postsecondary programs then operated by the Sioux City Community Schools, marking the beginning of the college's operations.
• City of Sioux CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on The Security Institute - a 37,000 sq ft facility completed in 2008 providing unprecedented standard of training in real-life crisis conditions and a new location for county 911 communications and city/county emergency operations.
• Woodbury CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty partnership in The Security Institute collaboration providing crisis training facilities and emergency operations center.
• Community Partners (Denison)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenison Campus constructed and opened in 1993 through community partnerships.
• Community Partners (Cherokee)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCherokee Campus and Conference Center constructed and opened in 1996 through community partnerships.
• Community Partners (Le Mars)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent Western Iowa Tech Le Mars Center opened in 2014 through community partnerships.
• Iowa Public Radio (KWIT-KOJI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadio station KWIT completed in 1978 provides public, noncommercial radio within an 80-mile radius of Sioux City. KOJI added in 2002 bringing Iowa public radio programming to the Great Lakes region for the first time.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Northeast Iowa Community College: Iowa community college operating multiple campuses (Calmar, Peosta) with parallel credit, corporate training, and TRIO programs serving a multi-county rural service area.
• Iowa Central Community College: Fort Dodge-based Iowa community college with comparable associate degree, workforce, and athletics portfolios serving a regional/rural service area.
• Hawkeye Community College: Waterloo-based Iowa community college with similar academic transfer, technical, and corporate training programs across a multi-county service area.
• Kirkwood Community College: Cedar Rapids-based Iowa community college, the state's largest, offering the most analogous mix of credit, CTE, workforce, and corporate solutions.
• Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC): Largest Iowa community college system with six campuses and a comprehensive portfolio of associate degrees, workforce training, and Corporate College solutions.
• Southeastern Community College (Iowa): Iowa community college with West Burlington and Keokuk campuses offering comparable credit, CTE, and workforce training in a rural regional footprint.
• Iowa Western Community College: Public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa, serving a comparable southwestern Iowa / Siouxland region with similar associate degree, CTE, and workforce training offerings.
• Southwestern Community College (Iowa): Creston-based Iowa community college serving a rural southern Iowa service area with similar associate degree, workforce, and adult education offerings.
• Indian Hills Community College: Ottumwa-based Iowa community college offering parallel credit, technical, and corporate training programs with multiple campus locations.
• North Iowa Area Community College: Mason City-based Iowa community college with comparable credit programs, CTE, and corporate training across a multi-county rural North Iowa service area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WesternIowaTech
• Facebookfacebook.com/72293006118
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westerniowatech

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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