Iowa

Fast Facts

20,297

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

38.2%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

Iowa

CTE Secondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Graduation Rate

Go on to Postsecondary Education

CTE Postsecondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma

Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months

Secondary CTE Enrollment

333

Public High Schools

156,342

Public High School Enrollment

36,409

High School CTE Concentrators

107,061

Total Secondary CTE Enrollment

By Race

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

By Gender

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

16

Community Colleges

118,535

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

4,283

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

6,654

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

0

Area Technical Centers

By Race

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

Unknown

By Gender

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Perkins Data

Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA

Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?

Perkins Eligible Agency

Iowa Department of Education

Funding For FY24

$14,538,454

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$60,000

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

3%

Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total

5-8

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

0.8%

Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution

Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate

  • Through statewide advisory committees/boards
  • Sharing labor market information

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Work-based learning

Postsecondary Goals

goal

70%

Attainment by 2025

progress

55.3%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

Iowa adopted a Postsecondary Readiness Index (PSRI) in its high school accountability system.

Components are:

  • SAT/ACT participation
  • SAT/ACT success
  • College level or other postsecondary coursework
  • CTE concentrator coursework

State CTE Director

Dennis Harden

Bureau Chief, CTE

[email protected]

Iowa Department of Education
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319