Fifteen Iowa
community colleges have been offering postsecondary
educational and training opportunities for students
to assist them in becoming skilled professionals
and/or to continue their higher education. Effective
educational programming is always in demand as it
helps support the state’s economy and the prosperity
of Iowans.
To assist
community colleges in their efforts to determine the
effectiveness of their educational programming, Iowa
Workforce Development (IWD) provides wage data that
can be used to measure the success of students in
the workforce. IWD uses wage records from the
state’s unemployment insurance (UI) database to
answer questions regarding the state’s employment
rate, earning levels, types of industry by gender,
race, academic titles, and types of programs. All of
the wage data as well as student records are used
for research purposes only and are published as
aggregated data to protect individuals’ identities.
This research service was not always readily
available in the past, but with the cooperation of
the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa community
colleges, IWD is now able to provide this
information.
For further information
contact:
Research & Performance Planning Bureau
Iowa Workforce Development
Telephone: (515) 281-8118
Fax: (515) 281-9656
E-mail:
