北爱荷华社区学院（North Iowa Area Community College, NIACC）位于爱荷华州市区梅森城（Mason City），是一所中等大小的公立社区学院，学校成立于1918年，在校学生人数约3,279。*(1)(2)(3)
北爱荷华社区学院提供2年制的副学士学位和一些其它的文凭课程，开设的专业领域较为广泛，较受欢迎的专业包括：卫生及相关事务、文理科学、通识教育与人文科学、商学、管理、市场营销及其相关学科等。*(3)
申请点评
- Academic Experience: The load isn't to heavy so am able to work and carry a high gpa. Internships and jobs are constantly added and updated.
- Academic Experience: Registration is simple. Helpful counselors available if needed. Always activities going on to encourage student involvement.tutors available at no cost .
- Academic Experience: I think NIACC offers a wide selection of classes and career choices for the size of the college. They are always trying to be innovative and offer classes that students are looking for at a reasonable price.
- Campus Resources: NIACC's library is a great resource for any of your needs, the librarians are very helpful.
- Campus Resources: Just like any network these days, NIACC has issues with theirs. The difference is the tech support team works long and hard to make sure the problems are resolved as quickly as possible.
- Campus Quality: North Iowa Area Community College has a great spirit of comeraderie amongst the diverse group of students that attend the small sized classes. There are many traditional and non-traditional students who attend NIACC. The smaller class size allows for more class participation and makes students feel more free to share in class.*(4)
参考资料：
(1) North Iowa Area Community College Wikipedia
(2)North Iowa Area Community College College Board
(3) North Iowa Area Community College USNEWS
(4) North Iowa Area Community College College Prowler
本科申请
基本信息
| 学校排名 | - | 学费(/年) | $7,443 | ||
| TOEFL要求 | 最低80 | 食宿(/年) | $5,340 | 开学时间 | 8月-9月 |
| SAT要求 | 不需要 | 申请费 | $50 | 可申请入学学期 | 秋季、春季 |
| GPA要求 | 无 | 录取率 | - | 是否提供双录取 | Yes |
*(1)
注：
（1）北爱荷华社区学院开设有语言课程，未有托福成绩的学生，可以申请入读该校的语言课程
教学质量
| 学生人数 | 3,279 | 全日制学生比例 | 51% | Semester | |
| 国际学生比例 | 1% | 全日制新生比例 | 69% | 是否拥有图书馆 | Yes |
| 师生比 | 1:17 | 18-24岁学生占比 | 60% | 教授水平满意度 | 71% |
| 三年毕业率 | 43% | 25-64岁学生占比 | 25% | 性价比认可度 | 75% |
| 新生保持率 | 59% | 女生比例 | 57% | 个人提升满意度 | 87% |
| 转学成功率 | 17% | 有无校园住宿 | Yes | 学术体验指数 | - |
*(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
注：
（1）性价比认可度：是来源于College Prowler的一个数据。如该校的性价比认可度为85%，则意味着该校有85%的学生，认为自己在该校得到的教育值这个学费
（2）个人提升满意度：同样来源于College Prowler。如该校的个人提升满意度是83%，则意味着该校有83%的学生，认为自己在这所学校获得了相当的提升
（3）学术体验指数：是College Prowler上的一个评价指标，从A+到C-共9等，等级越高，学术体验越好，C-表示体验最差。因该项指标是将美国所有大学——包括哈佛、耶鲁等著名学校——放在一起比较的，所以绝大多数社区学院该项指标的评分都不会高
（4）三年毕业率：社区学院的学制是两年，正常是两年毕业，但不少学生会因实习、打工等原因选择花三年或更多的时间毕业
（5）转学成功率：是该校转学去其它学校——一般都会是四年制大学——的比例
联系方式
500 College Dr
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: (641) 423-1264 *(2)
参考资料：
(1) North Iowa Area Community College College Board
(2) North Iowa Area Community College USNEWS
(3) North Iowa Area Community College College Board
(4) North Iowa Area Community College -Campus Recourses College Prowler
(5) North Iowa Area Community College -the best and worst College Prowler
(6) North Iowa Area Community College-Academic Experience College Prowler