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Waverly Area Economic Development
Brent Matthias - Executive Director

200 1st Street NE
PO Box 616
Waverly, IA 50677

319-352-9210
319-352-5772 fax
brentm@ci.waverly.ia.us

Education 

WAVERLY-SHELL ROCK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (link)    

The Waverly-Shell Rock Community Schools have a reputation for excellence and are located within the communities of Waverly and Shell Rock in northeastern Iowa. Seven schools make up the district including five elementary schools, a junior high and a high school. The district strives "to create a passion for learning that will sustain students for a lifetime."

• Number of Students:            2,125 
• Attendance Rate:                 94.9%
• Graduation Rate:                  98.0%
• Percent Pursuing                  95.0%
  Post-Secondary
  Education/Training
• ACT Composite Score        23.5
• Number of Teachers:           122 
  
  To view the W-SR Schools Report Card please click on the following:
                                      W-SR Report Card (PDF)

HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (link)       

Waterloo, IA

Hawkeye Community College, an accredited two-year comprehensive Community College located 30 minutes from Waverly, offers a wide range of vocational, technical and career programs.  Hawkeye Community College is also an active member in the Region 7 Workforce Development system. The College operates and maintains several employment and training programs and serves as a channel for state and federal funding.

·         Student Enrollment:  5,800
·         Programs:  50+ Vocational, Technical and Career Programs
·         Academic Calendar:  Two Semesters, Summer Sessions

WARTBURG COLLEGE (link)       

Waverly, Iowa

Wartburg College, founded in 1852, is a selective four-year liberal arts college of the Lutheran Church (ELCA), nationally recognized for community engagement. The college offers more than 50 academic majors and pre-professional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor's degree, and Wartburg is also the only private college in Iowa offering a major in Music Therapy.

·         Student Enrollment:  1,799
·         Instructional Faculty:  109 (full-time)
·         Major and Pre-professional Programs:  40
·         Academic Calendar:  Fall Term, Winter Term, May Term


 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (link)        

Cedar Falls, Iowa

UNI is a quality, state-supported university, located on the west side of the Cedar Falls/Waterloo metro area in northeast Iowa, just 20 minutes from Waverly.  For the 12th consecutive year, the University of Northern Iowa is ranked second in the "Best Midwest Universities-Master's" category for public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2009 "America's Best Colleges" guidebook.

·         Student Enrollment:  13,000
·         Instructional Faculty:  850
·         Academic Majors:  120+
·         Academic Calendar:  Two semesters, summer sessions 

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