ICN
ICN (Iowa Communications Network)
The interactive televised classroom was designed to help meet the needs of the student by allowing the student to attend a class in their own community, without having to travel to obtain an education.
The ICN (Iowa Communications Network) connects over 774 sites throughout Iowa using a fiber optic network. The network transmits video, voice and data signals to specially equipped classrooms. Iowa Central is able to offer its own courses, as well as those of other Iowa colleges and universities, over the ICN and the internet and have been around for many years...
You’ll be able to see, hear and talk to the instructor and students at other sites but you don’t have to travel a long distance to partake in college course.
If you are the type of student who:
- prefers having an instructor present during class
- prefers a scheduled class
- asks questions during class
- enjoys a non-traditional style classroom - yet with the conveniences and characteristics of a traditional setting
- enjoys a challenge
- is limited in travel time to school due to family or job
- doesn’t want to travel because of the high cost of gasoline
TV classes might be for you
Iowa Central Community College offers ICN classes on all three campuses, located in Fort Dodge, Storm Lake and Webster City and at these school sites: Eagle Grove, Humboldt, Jefferson, Pocahontas, Rockwell City and Sac City.
To find out where an ICN classroom is located or for specific information about a classroom:
- click http://www3.iptv.org/iowa_database/default.cfm
- Choose “Find an ICN classroom”
- Choose Region 5 if you are within Iowa Central’s region
- Or click on another region if you’ll need an ICN site outside Region 5
ICN classes can be offered at other sites as well as long as there are three or more students at that site.
Come and be a part of this style of classoom learning. ICN - the next best thing to being in a classroom.
