Southwest Minnesota State University at Esterville/Iowa Lakes

Southwest Minnesota State University at Esterville/Iowa Lakes is an off-campus instructional site located in Esterville, Iowa. This site extends the academic programs of Southwest Minnesota State University, a public institution based in Marshall, Minnesota, to students in the Esterville area through a partnership with Iowa Lakes Community College.

Specific program offerings at this location are not detailed in the current IPEDS data. Through its partnership model, this site typically provides access to university-level coursework that may be applied toward bachelor's degrees offered by Southwest Minnesota State University, allowing students in northwest Iowa to pursue higher education locally.

Esterville is located in Emmet County in northwestern Iowa, near the Minnesota border. The off-campus site serves students in a largely rural region where access to four-year university programming may otherwise require significant travel.