Located in the picturesque Iowa Great Lakes Region, Iowa Lakes offers several locations throughout a five-county service area: Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake. You can take classes either full time or part time; days, evenings or weekends; via television, fiber optics or with a professor in the classroom; and via the Internet with online courses. You can also choose college transfer, career and technical courses, one class at a time, or continuing education classes.Customized training is specifically designed for area businesses and industry. Training can be provided at the business or at Iowa Lakes. In addition, the college has developed numerous partnerships with area economic development groups.Iowa Lakes is accredited by: •The Iowa Department of Education •The Veterans Administration •The Higher Learning Commission,