The division is responsible for meeting community needs by offering a wide-range of non-credit programs, promoting customized training services and state economic development programs as well as developing strong partnerships with business and industry.

Areas of responsibility include:

• Continuing Education and Training Services
• Skills-To-Employment
• Dislocated Worker Center
• Environmental Training

The financial and operation divisions are responsible for the general overall operations of the college, meeting the needs of diverse internal and external customers.

Areas of responsibility include:

• Auxiliary Services
• Bookstore
• Convenience Store
• Student ID/Debit Card
• Cafeteria and Food Services
• Central Receiving and Warehouse
• Mail Services
• Financial Services
• Heritage Area Agency on Aging
• Human Resources

The Financial Services department is charged with providing sound fiscal management ensuring that student tuition and community tax dollars are spent in a prudent and fiscally responsible manner. The department is responsible for the design and functionality of a system of internal controls that allow the college to provide timely, relevant and accurate financial information to a diverse group of internal and external customers.

The Heritage Area Agency on Aging is dedicated to educating professionals, employers, volunteers and community residents to meet the challenges that face older adults and their families in our ever-changing and aging world.

Kristie Fisher has served in a variety of roles during her nine-year tenure at Kirkwood. Currently, she provides leadership to the Enrollment Team as Vice President of Enrollment.

The Department leads the initiatives to provide public, private and in-kind resources for the college. This is accomplished by building relationships at a local, county, state and national level with individuals, businesses, foundations and agencies.

The Vice President reports directly to the President. Resource Development is comprised of the following areas:

• Kirkwood Foundation

Major Gifts
Planned Gifts
Annual Gifts
Endowment Development
Alumni Relations
Special Projects

The Administrators responsible for Planned Giving and KCCK-FM Public Radio report directly to the Vice President of Resource Development.

The Facilities Department mission is to provide student services and a safe, clean, attractive and accessible learning environment.

The areas of the college that fall within the Facilities Department include:

• Facilities Operation
• Building Maintenance
• Energy Management
• Grounds Maintenance
• Custodial Operations
• Service Contracts
• Vehicle and Bus Pool Operation
• Security
• 24/7 Coverage of Cedar Rapids Campus
• Crime and Accident Investigation
• Crime Prevention Services
• Parking Control
• Design and Construction
• Construction Management
• Design Support
• Management of A&E Firms

The Vice President of Instruction is responsible for student learning. The student learning must meet the needs of the learner and indirectly the needs of multiple customers such as businesses, high schools, colleges and universities, and the community. The Vice President of Instruction is Kirkwood's Chief Academic Officer and reports directly to the President.

The areas of the college that fall within the Instructional Branch include:

• Arts and Science

Arts and Humanities
Social Science/Career Option
Mathematics and Science
English

• Applied Science and Technology

Business and Information Technology
Health Science
Industrial Technology
Agricultural Science

• Secondary Programs
• Iowa City Campus
• Learning Services
• Distance Learning
• Marion and Resource Centers
• Library 

Information Technologies' charter is to continually seek out ways to leverage technology with the purpose of advancing our ability to support the needs of the community and to make training and education more accessible for our customer base. This charter takes shape in the form of many services which are listed below:

• Application Support
• Audio Visual Services
• Database Administration
• Desktop Support
• Distance Learning Support
• Equipment Maintenance and Configuration
• Help Desk Support
• Master Control
• Network Support
• Production Video
• Production Photography
• Radio Station Technical Support
• Reporting
• Server Support
• Technology Training
• Telecommunications Services
• Web Programming and Design

The Department's Executive Director reports directly to the President.

The Executive Director of Governmental Relations reports to the President. This individual provides leadership in securing state and federal appropriated funding to support the colleges overall operation. This individual is responsible for establishing and maintaining an ongoing working relationship with local, county, state and federal elected officials and state agency personnel on behalf of the college. During the Iowa Legislative session, this individual is a member of the Iowa community college lobbying team serving as an institutional lobbyist.

The college's legislative Web site contains legislative session updates, legislative and congressional contact information and links to state and federal legislative and governmental sites. It can be accessed at http://www.kirkwood.edu/legislative.

This department advances the college's mission, vision, and improvement initiatives through strategic planning/systems design. Its services are accomplished through principle-centered partnerships with all faculty, staff, and community stakeholders.

Areas of responsibility include:

• Kirkwood's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
• Accreditation Processes
• Institutional Research and Evaluation
• Leadership Development
• Grants Department
        Local, county, state and federal funding

The department's Executive Director reports directly to the President.