News & Features
Larry Johnson named IVCCD Board President
October 13, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors administered oaths of office to re-elected directors Delbert Kellogg of Marshalltown and Deb Jones of Clemons and newly-elected director Joanna Hofer of Toledo when it met this week. The Board then selected Larry Johnson of Iowa Falls as its new president and Paul Pohlson of…
Board learns about “the trip of a lifetime”
September 15, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors heard about the May 2017 study trip to Germany and France when it met this month. ECC Social Sciences Faculty Joerg Rochlitzer introduced four students who participated in the trip, and two of them shared details and photos with the Board. Rochlitzer chaperoned and guided…
Yvonne Mallory retires from IVCCD Board
September 14, 2017
Yvonne Mallory of Toledo chaired her final Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board meeting this week. She was elected to the IVCCD Board of Directors in 2000 and has served as Board President since 2015. She has also served as Iowa Valley’s representative to the Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT) Board of…
IVCCD focuses on outreach to Hardin, Tama Counties
August 11, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors heard about outreach efforts with Hardin and Tama Counties when it met this month. Vice Chancellor of Iowa Valley Continuing Education (IVCE) Jacque Goodman and IVCE Employer Relations Supervisor Sandy Supianoski told the Board about the “Community Engagement: Building Relationships in Hardin and Tama Counties”…
MHS to construct a shelter at MCC cross country course
July 14, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved an agreement for construction and maintenance of a 20’x24’ shelter to be located on the Marshalltown Community College campus near the cross country course when it met this month. The shelter will be funded, built and maintained by Marshalltown High School, which uses the…
IVCCD Board approves FY18 tuition, room/board rates
June 19, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved 2017-18 tuition and housing/meal plan rates when it met this week in Grinnell. The Board approved increasing tuition by $5 per credit hour for Iowa residents, which is less than the average tuition increase of all other Iowa community colleges. For non-Iowa residents, the…
May 2017 IVCCD Board Report
May 12, 2017
A variety of projects occupied the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors when it met this week in Marshalltown. A series of resolutions was approved by the Board authorizing the issuance, sale and delivery of $245,000 Industrial New Jobs Training Certificates, Series 2017-1. On the recommendation of a representative of Speer Financial,…
ECC students highlight campus activities
April 14, 2017
MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors heard a report on student involvement in campus activities when it met this week at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls. ECC Student Engagement & Athletic Coordinator Maurie Tomke and Student Senators Kelbey Barbadillo, Carlin Whelpley and Brooklyn Benning gave the presentation on…
Training agreements create jobs, educate workforce
March 9, 2017
MARSHALLTOWN – The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved three job training agreements with area companies when it met this week. JBS Swift & Co. of Marshalltown, Montezuma Manufacturing of Montezuma, and Engineered Plastic Components Inc. of Grinnell will receive a combined $192,105 in training for their employees. At $160,000, the…
IVCCD Board approves FY18 estimated budget
February 10, 2017
The Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) Board of Directors approved a budget estimate for 2017-2018 which includes a reduction in local property tax askings when it met this week in Marshalltown. Kathy Pink, IVCCD Vice Chancellor of Finance/CFO, reviewed the FY18 budget estimate and explained variances from the FY17 estimated budget. One of the…