State-contracted report shows broad access to higher education in Iowa

By: Brooklyn Draisey

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 2,686

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Iowa’s community colleges told lawmakers this year that portions of Iowa are lacking access to a higher education and one solution to eliminate “education deserts” is to offer bachelor’s degrees at their institutions. Private colleges pushed back against this premise, disagreeing about the perceived need.

A state-commissioned study received by the Iowa Department of Education last month, but not released until now, says the vast majority of the state is in reach of higher education …

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