By The Associated Press DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa's community colleges are frustrated with the number of high school graduates who aren't prepared for college, according to a copyright story in The Des Moines Register.

By Amie Steffen, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Mar. 16--Ask any high school guidance counselor or college admissions personnel when high school students should begin looking at colleges, and you're almost guaranteed to hear the same answer: junior year.

By Matthew Wilde, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Dec. 10--WATERLOO -- It is a farmer's life -- even for college students. Up at the crack of dawn, students studying agriculture at the Hawkeye Community College Laboratory Farm lace up work boots when most classmates are still snuggled in bed.

By Andrew Wind, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Oct. 29--WATERLOO -- Hawkeye Community College is playing a part in creating the infrastructure for what some say will be the next utility.

By Andrew Wind, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa Sep. 12--WATERLOO -- A record number of students enrolled at Hawkeye Community College this fall, continuing a growth trend that has lasted more than a decade. HCC's official head count is 5,803 students, up 8.26 percent from last fall.