News - 2018

• Grant will Let Veterans, Family Train for Free for Career in Trucking

  posted 11/13/2018

  The new and improved Trucking with the Troops grant program from the U.S. Department of Transportation will now pick up the entire cost—giving vets or their family members a “free ride” to a new career as a trucker.

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• Hawkeye Community College Receives Grant to Fund Truck Driving Training for Military Veterans and their Families

  posted 11/12/2018

  Trucking with the Troops covers up to 100% of program costs for Class A CDL training.

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• Hawkeye Community College Plans Activities for the Week of Veterans Day

  posted 11/5/2018

  Chiquita Loveless to speak at ceremony on November 12; Film screening planned on November 14.

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• Turn a Love of the Outdoors into a Satisfying Career in Natural Resources Management

  posted 11/5/2018

  “The hands-on aspect of the program made it seem like it wasn't class. It made school that much more enjoyable.” – P.J. Grine

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• EPI Partnering with Hawkeye Community College to Open Child Care Center

  posted 11/5/2018

  Innovative partnership addresses child care shortage

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• Hawkeye Community College Named to Military Times' 2019 Best for Vets List

  posted 10/23/2018

  Best for Vets: Colleges is an editorially independent, objective, and rigorous news project. This feature evaluates the many factors that help make colleges and universities a good fit for service members, military veterans, and their families.

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• First Group of Iowa High School Students, Educators Travel to Kosovo as Part of New International Collaboration

  posted 10/22/2018

  Students and educators from five Iowa high schools recently spent a week in Kosovo, collaborating with local schools and government officials as part of a new innovative partnership to improve agricultural education both in Iowa and abroad.

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• Help Wanted: Nurses in High Demand Across the Country

  posted 10/18/2018

  A lot in the field of nursing has changed in the 50 plus years since Hawkeye Community College opened its doors, but one thing remains the same: Everyone needs nurses.

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