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Academics May 20, 2013

Kirkwood Nursing Students All Pass National Board Exam

Nursing Instructor Jenny Storer teaching Kirkwood Nursing students Kirkwood Nursing students are prepared for a career in the real world, if you consider how well they perform on their national board exams. For the first time in the college’s history, each graduating Nursing student passed the national licensure exam on the first try, besting the [...]

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Academics May 13, 2013

Kirkwood Graduates Largest Class

Kirkwood Community College will soon honor almost 3,000 students taking positive steps for their futures. The college will hold commencement ceremonies for its college credit and GED/adult high school programs this week. Both ceremonies will be held at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena. Kirkwood will confer 2,476 college credit degrees, diplomas and certificates for study [...]

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Academics May 9, 2013

Kirkwood Wins State Career Preparedness Award

Kirkwood Hall The state of Iowa recognized Kirkwood Community College for its career-readiness efforts that lead to workplace success. The college was named winner of Iowa’s Career Preparedness Award. The State Board of Education recognized Kirkwood during its meeting Thursday, May 9. The recognition program launched this year through a partnership with ACT, Inc. The [...]

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Academics May 6, 2013

Get Ready to get Regional

Linn Country Regional Center Kirkwood’s New Linn County Regional Center Opens May 20 The doors are set to open on Kirkwood’s newest way to deliver education. The Linn County Regional Center, 1770 Boyson Road, will open May 20 with a limited offering of interactive video classes while the finishing touches are put on the building’s [...]

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