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Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Sioux City offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 6 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is Sioux Gateway Apt/col Bud Day Field (Ang), about 7 miles away, and 6 installations sit within 100 miles (1 Army, 1 Air Force, 2 National Guard, 2 Other). 1 of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, IA, about 2 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Creighton University. Sioux City has a population of about 85,651 and a median household income of $65,473; 21.7 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).
Military-friendly online colleges near Sioux City
Schools based in Iowa that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Sioux City city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Sioux City.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
51%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$40,473
Avg net price
$8,770/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Nearest qualifying schools within 100 miles (any state)
| School |
Location |
Credit for military training |
Dedicated military contact |
DoD MOU member |
Student veteran org |
BOC Score |
Distance |
| Creighton University |
Omaha, NE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
73.8 |
88 mi |
| Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health |
Omaha, NE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
72.6 |
87 mi |
| Northwest Iowa Community College |
Sheldon, IA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
72.4 |
54 mi |
| Northeast Community College |
Norfolk, NE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
71.4 |
60 mi |
| Southeast Technical College |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
69.7 |
77 mi |
| Augustana University |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
68.3 |
73 mi |
| College of Saint Mary |
Omaha, NE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
65.2 |
89 mi |
| Dordt University |
Sioux Center, IA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
62.0 |
42 mi |
| Western Iowa Tech Community College |
Sioux City, IA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
57.6 |
2 mi |
| University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Omaha, NE |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
56.5 |
88 mi |
Iowa has 35 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Iowa page lists them all.
Military installations near Sioux City
| Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) |
Branch (from the name) |
Distance from Sioux City |
| Sioux Gateway Apt/col Bud Day Field (Ang) |
Other |
7 mi |
| Joe Foss Fld |
Other |
77 mi |
| National Guard Sioux Falls Utes |
National Guard |
77 mi |
| National Guard Mead Training Site/fms 06/utes |
National Guard |
90 mi |
| Camp Ashland |
Army |
98 mi |
| Offutt AFB |
Air Force |
98 mi |
Common post-service careers near Sioux City
Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro area where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100) |
| Information Security Analysts |
$87,240 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$100,855 |
| Logisticians |
$80,020 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$92,509 |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$73,700 |
IA statewide |
$85,202 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$78,940 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$91,260 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$100,580 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$116,277 |
| Project Management Specialists |
$85,130 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$98,416 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$77,140 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$89,179 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$102,490 |
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro |
$118,486 |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.
Campuses within 30 miles of Sioux City
- Western Iowa Tech Community College (Sioux City, IA), 2 mi, 4 of 4 services reported
Nearby cities
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
