News & Features
IVCCD Board to be recognized May 10
May 5, 2017
May is School Board Recognition Month and an opportunity for communities to honor Iowa’s more than 2,000 locally elected school board members for their dedication to public education. Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) will honor its seven Board members with a reception from 3 to 3:30 pm prior to the monthly IVCCD Board meeting…
IVCCD is one of “Iowa’s Top Workplaces” for the fifth time
October 13, 2016
Iowa Valley Community College District, which operates Ellsworth Community College, Marshalltown Community College, Iowa Valley Continuing Education and Iowa Valley Grinnell, is pleased to announce that it was selected as one of Iowa’s Top Workplaces for the fifth time in six years. For 2016, IVCCD ranked 34th on Iowa’s list of mid-sized employers. IVCCD was…
Outstanding service and longevity awards
August 19, 2016
Nine individuals received Ambassador of the Year/Outstanding Service Awards and 64 employees were recognized for their years of service at the annual Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) staff in-service day earlier this week. The employees represent all units of IVCCD, including Ellsworth Community College (ECC), Marshalltown Community College (MCC), Iowa Valley Continuing Education (IVCE),…
ECC Agriculture, Chris Duree receive prestigious IAAE awards
July 1, 2016
The Ellsworth Community College agriculture program faculty accepted the IAAE Outstanding Post-Secondary Program Award and IVCCD Chancellor Dr. Chris Duree received its Outstanding School Administrator Award at this year’s annual conference of the Iowa Association of Agricultural Educators in Ankeny. Faculty members Kevin Butt and Eric Weuve accepted the Outstanding Program award on behalf of…
IVCCD Board recognized for service
May 3, 2016
“School Boards Matter: Making a Difference for Iowa Students” is the theme of Iowa’s School Board Recognition Month, being celebrated statewide during the month of May. Serving on the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors with a combined 76 years of experience are Vice Chair Larry Johnson of Iowa Falls (District 1,…
IVCCD Online Nutrition course earns Blackboard honors
April 28, 2016
Professor April Graveman’s online Biology 151 (Nutrition) course at Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) has received the distinction of Blackboard Exemplary Course. The award, presented by leading education technology company Blackboard Inc., celebrates faculty and course designers from schools, colleges and universities around the world who develop exciting and innovative courses that represent the…
ECC, MCC recognized by AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org
February 17, 2016
AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org (ASO), a leading resource for online learning and college accreditation information, has released its annual rankings for the 2015-2016 Best Online Colleges in the nation. Of the eight Iowa community colleges that made this year’s list, Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls ranked 4th and Marshalltown Community College ranked 7th. “We wanted to highlight…
Duree, IVCCD Marketing earn NCMPR honors
September 25, 2015
Dr. Chris Duree, IVCCD Chancellor, received the Pacesetter of the Year Award at this week’s National Council for Marketing & Public Relations (NCMPR) District 5 conference in Lincoln, NE. The award recognizes “a president or CEO at a two-year community or technical college or district office who has demonstrated leadership and support in the area…
IACCT Board presents flag to Conrad Dejardin
September 15, 2015
The Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT) Board of Directors presented retiring IACCT Board member Conrad Dejardin of Marshalltown with a state flag that was flown at the Iowa Capitol in recognition and thanks for his 17 years of service to Iowa’s community colleges. Dejardin served as Vice President of Continuing Education & Community…
IVCCD presents outstanding service and longevity awards
August 12, 2015
Nine individuals received Ambassador of the Year/Outstanding Service Awards and 20 employees were recognized for their years of service at the annual Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) staff in-service day earlier this week. The employees represent all units of IVCCD, including Ellsworth Community College (ECC), Marshalltown Community College (MCC), Iowa Valley Continuing Education (IVCE),…