News & Features
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…
IVCCD holds public hearing on MCC roof repairs
October 15, 2019
The IVCCD Board of Directors held a public hearing on the plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for repairs to the east roof on the Marshalltown Community College campus when it met this week. With no objections received, the bids on the project will be opened Oct. 30 at 10 am in Marshalltown…
IVCCD Board receives ECC fire update
September 13, 2019
Ellsworth Community College Provost Martin Reimer recapped the Thompson Hall dormitory fire of Aug. 28 when the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors met this month. Although most of the damage was smoke-related, structural repairs in the basement area where the fire began will not be completed until late September. In the…
IVCCD Board takes bond referendum back to voters
August 21, 2019
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors voted last week to put a $32 million general obligation bond referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot, which is a combined city/school board general election. The bond money is being sought for infrastructure repairs and updates, safety/security equipment, and technology upgrades for Marshalltown Community College,…
IVCCD approves $4.3 million training for Lennox
August 21, 2019
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a $4.3 million Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement with Lennox Industries of Marshalltown when it met last week. The training agreement will provide training for 750 Lennox employees and assist the company in its recovery from last summer’s tornado. “In combination with last month’s…
$430,000 Jobs Training approved for Swift/JBS
July 12, 2019
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a $430,000 Industrial New Jobs Training Agreement with Swift Pork Company/JBS when it met this week in Marshalltown. The opportunity for the training agreement was uniquely provided by the Iowa Legislature (in its Education Appropriations bill) due to the impact of the July 2018…
32 high schoolers get free summer college credits
July 12, 2019
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved contracts for a new Summer College Credit Program that provides college credit courses for high school students at no cost to the students or to the high schools. Thirty-two students from East Marshall, Iowa Falls/Alden, Marshalltown and South Tama High Schools took the Certified…