News & Features
IVCCD Board Report – May 13
May 15, 2020
IVCCD Board Learns of Plans to Re-Open Campuses The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors learned about a tentative plan to return to campus, beginning in June. The campuses have never closed; they have been providing classes and services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, despite being closed to the public. The return to…
IVCCD Board Meeting Minutes – April 22
April 23, 2020
IVCCD Board Approves Jobs Training Agreements The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors learned about hands-on education opportunities available to students through two jobs training programs available with local businesses. All opportunities were approved by the Board. The Board learned the benefits of continuing a jobs training agreement between ASI Signs in…
Iowa Valley Board reschedules April meeting
March 30, 2020
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors has rescheduled its monthly Board meeting for Wednesday, April 22, at 4 pm. The meeting will be held via teleconference, which will originate from the IVCCD District Administration building (Board Room) at 3702 S. Center St. in Marshalltown. If more than 10 people are in…
Iowa Valley cancels April Board meetings
March 27, 2020
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors has postponed these four April meetings/retreats until a later date, yet to be determined: Joint Board Meeting with North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC), Hawkeye Community College and Central Rivers Area Education Agency Boards scheduled for April 6. Regular IVCCD Board Meeting scheduled for April…
IVCCD Board approves leave policy exception in response to COVID-19
March 19, 2020
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors met in special session this week to approve an exception to its vacation/sick leave policy. The District will now allow employees to accrue negative balances of sick leave (up to 80 hours) in response to anticipated absences due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The…
IVCCD Board hears WIOA report
March 5, 2020
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors learned about concerns impacting Iowa’s Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act (WIOA) programs statewide when it met this week in Marshalltown. Becky Hassett, IVCE Director of Student Support Services, told the Board that WIOA’s goal is to collaborate with partners to give Iowans access to high…
IVCCD Board hears about MCC initiatives
February 13, 2020
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors learned about programs to connect and engage Latinx, Southeast Asian and Native American students at Marshalltown Community College when it met this week. MCC Provost Robin Lilienthal set the stage by reporting to the Board that for Spring 2020, 18.6% of MCC students identify as…
IVCCD approves job training projects with RACOM & Bruin Manufacturing
January 15, 2020
Job training agreements with RACOM Corporation and Bruin Manufacturing were approved when the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors met this week. Business Outreach Coordinators Neysa Hartzler and Valerie Ruff told the Board that they’ve been meeting and building relationships with many area employers since being hired just a few months ago….
IVCCD extends Intermediary Network program to Grinnell-Newburg
November 14, 2019
The IVCCD Board of Directors approved adding Grinnell-Newburg Community School District to its Intermediary Network Services contract when it met this week. Offered in partnership with Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Iowa Valley’s Intermediary Program is a work-based learning program designed to help prepare students to be successful as they transition into the workforce by connecting…
Board approves MCC roof repairs
November 1, 2019
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors met in special session on Nov. 1 to approve a bid for partial roof replacement at Marshalltown Community College. Four bids were received, and the Board approved the low bid of $171,150 from Academy Roofing & Sheet Metal of Des Moines. The project engineer’s estimate…