▁in ▁Marshall town , ▁Iowa . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁District . ▁The ▁campus ▁is ▁located ▁just ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Marshall town ▁along ▁Highway ▁ 3 0 . ▁A ▁second ▁campus , ▁Iowa ▁Valley ▁Gr inn ell , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Gr inn ell . ▁M CC ▁offers ▁ 5 5 ▁degree / di pl oma ▁options , ▁has ▁a ▁student - fac ulty ▁ratio ▁of ▁ 1 3 : 1 , ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁annual ▁en roll ment ▁at ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁college ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁as ▁Marshall town ▁Junior ▁College ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall town ▁Community ▁School ▁District ▁until ▁moving ▁into ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁This ▁school ▁offers ▁most ▁two - year ▁courses ▁of ▁study , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁courses ▁are ▁four - year - col lege ▁pr ere quis ite ▁courses . ▁ ▁The ▁college ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁in ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁District ▁system . ▁The ▁other ▁two ▁are ▁Ell sw orth ▁Community ▁College ▁in ▁Iowa ▁F alls ▁and ▁Iowa ▁Valley ▁Community ▁College ▁at ▁Gr inn ell . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁Un like ▁many ▁community ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁M CC ▁offers ▁on - camp us ▁housing ▁for ▁students . ▁Student ▁housing ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁new ▁building ▁units , ▁two ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁su ites ▁and ▁one