One Week to Enter NIACC Extreme Makeover 2026; Multiple Charles City in Recent Years

North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) invites adults ages 23 and up to apply for Extreme Makeover: College Edition, a contest at least three winners from Charles City in recent years. 

Extreme Makeover: College Edition will award two winners an entire year of free tuition, textbooks, and more. Three other finalists will win half-price tuition to NIACC for the 2026-27 academic year.

NIACC Director of Admissions Anne Boyer says, “For 20 years, Extreme Makeover: College Edition has helped adult learners transform their lives through education. Whether you’re looking to start a new career, finish a degree you began years ago, or discover new opportunities, this could be the year that changes everything.”

Last year, Marianel Lovrien of Charles City and Jennifer Hoodjer of Allison were full-tuition Extreme Makeover winners, with Rebekah Zeiset of Floyd among those who won half-price tuition for the 2025–26 academic year.

Other previous Charles City winners included Shelby Lyn Crane in 2018 and Danielle Vance in 2020.

If you’re at least 23 years old and haven’t taken a NIACC credit class in the past three years, you’re eligible to apply for Extreme Makeover: College Edition. Enter online and tell your story of why you need or deserve an educational makeover. Entries must be received by July 1st.

For contest rules and to enter Extreme Makeover: College Edition, call 1-888-GO NIACC or visit www.niacc.edu/admissions/extreme-makeover.