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The state's oldest post-secondary institution is Loras College, a private Catholic school in Dubuque that was founded in 1839, [2] [3] seven years before Iowa became a state. [4] The state's only two law schools, the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake University Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association. [5]
† Eastern Iowa Community College District - Clinton (volleyball, men's basketball only), Muscatine (baseball, softball), Scott (golf, soccer only). ‡ All seven DMACC campuses (Ankeny, Boone, Carroll, Des Moines, Newton, Urban (Des Moines) & West Des Moines campuses) play at Boone.
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota (1942 –1961) Northern Teachers Athletic Conference (1932–1941) 1932: 1993: Upper Midwest – Northern Sun: Western Football Conference: 1982: 1993: California, Utah – Big Sky Great West: Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association † 1912: 1992: Missouri – MIAA: Liberty Football ...
The University of Nebraska's athletic teams are dubbed the Cornhuskers, a nickname that originated from the practice of hand-husking corn, which is a common agricultural activity in the state.
The "Hawkeye State" was first recorded as a nickname for Iowa in 1859. ... The nickname was adopted by the state in 1950 and was adopted as the mascot of Ohio State University in the 1960s ...
The Hawkeye Institute of Technology opened on July 1, 1966, replacing the Waterloo Area Vocational School. In 1992, Hawkeye became "comprehensive," adding courses in the liberal arts and sciences. In July 1993, the college's name changed from Hawkeye Institute of Technology to Hawkeye Community College. The college's president is Dr.Todd Holcomb.
Babson College; Bacone College; Baker College; Baker University; Bakersfield College; Baldwin Wallace University; Ball State University; Baltimore City Community College
The Hawkeye State serves about 500 veterans through the Iowa Veterans Home, which was founded in 1887 and covers 150 acres, making it the fifth-largest veterans retirement home in the country. It ...