Central College
Central College of Pella, Iowa, is a private, four-year liberal arts college. Central is known for its academic rigor, leadership and character development, global experiential learning, STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and sustainability education, athletics and service. Here at Central, we welcome you with open arms, fuel your open mind and help open doors for a lifetime. Discover what it means to be Forever Dutch®.www.central.edu
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Search complete. 10 mentions across 8 episodes found for "Central College".
Sep 22, 2026
5 Signs It's Time to Stop and Figure Out What's Next
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5:32Sinikka WaughHOST
it's so needed, right? I think about the things that so many solopreneurs do in particular, and I love that you focused in on that word.
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5:42Sinikka WaughHOST
We talk about the entrepreneurial mindset and I teach a class at Central College in the spring on the entrepreneurial mindset.
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5:48Sinikka WaughHOST
And so many people think about, well, entrepreneurs, and we're going to grow a business.
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5:51Sinikka WaughHOST
Well, there's a difference between a solopreneur and an entrepreneur.
September 15
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65:02Spencer WagonHOST
Non-conference late for the Bulldogs featuring six games from the Knapp Center, a couple of road games, and four neutral site matchups.
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65:10Spencer WagonHOST
Things open up with Central College on November 4th in Des Moines.
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65:14Spencer WagonHOST
They're also headed for the inaugural Snake River Invitational over Thanksgiving week.
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65:20Spencer WagonHOST
That'll be in Idaho Falls, Idaho, where they will take on Boise State, North Dakota State, and North Texas.
Dubuque Telegraph Herald 09-10-2026
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29:03Erin LondonNARRATOR
Oldson of Comanche serves as a magistrate judge for the district.
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29:08Erin LondonNARRATOR
She holds an undergraduate degree from Central College and a law degree from Western State College of Law in California, the release states.
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29:18Erin LondonNARRATOR
[lips smack] You are listening to the reading of the Dubuque Telegraph Herald for Thursday, September tenth, twenty twenty-six on IRIS, the Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind.
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29:30Erin LondonNARRATOR
Now let's turn to today's obituaries.
Episode 38: Career Fair Cheat Codes
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3:23Tori LabernikGUEST
And then my husband's job, he's a nurse anesthetist and his world brought us to Pella.
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3:30Tori LabernikGUEST
So as I moved to Pella, Iowa, which is where we're currently at, Central College is right here in the neighborhood and they had an opening for an admissions counselor role.
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3:39Tori LabernikGUEST
So hopped onto that team.
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3:41Tori LabernikGUEST
As I moved into that team, and it was a great team, I started getting hungry for a different type of a challenge because I felt like I was kind of spinning my wheels and really wanted to grow in my career.
Cedar Rapids Gazette 09-09-2026
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7:16Janet GriffithNARRATOR
Other institutions in Iowa that have taken similar tuition resetting steps in recent years include Graceland University in Lamoni, which in 2023 cut its tuition nearly 40%, from $32,500 to $19,950, and Upper Iowa University, which that year dropped its tuition from $33,639 to $19,000.
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7:30Janet GriffithNARRATOR
Before that, in fall 2020, Central College in Pella cut its tuition by more than half, from $38,600 to $18,600.
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7:48Janet GriffithNARRATOR
and Wartburg College in 2024 followed suit by slashing its sticker price from $48,490 to $25,000.
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7:57Janet GriffithNARRATOR
All the campuses decreased financial aid in conjunction with the price drop.
Economic Mobility Starts Early: Emily Westergaard on Education, Opportunity & Health
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20:49Emily WestergaardGUEST
And he's now studying to be a scientist in college and has found his passion.
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20:57Emily WestergaardGUEST
And he has shared that it was his first trip to Central College that kind of got him thinking, got the wheels turning.
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21:06Corey Dion LewisHOST
Yeah, well, and I could see it as like a way of just creating or reducing a lot of stress of understanding what you want to do, because, you know, he may maybe he said scientist, but by the time graduated, he realized, you know what? I think communications may be it for me or software development.
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21:25Corey Dion LewisHOST
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Golf 99: Discovering Iowa, One Golf Course at a Time
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0:30Clint BrownHOST
Known Randy for a long time from my days back in Pella.
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0:34Clint BrownHOST
Central College golf and all that good stuff.
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0:37Clint BrownHOST
But Randy has done something pretty cool.
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0:41Clint BrownHOST
Golf 99, a travel guide to the state of Iowa featuring all its golf courses and a lot more too.
29 MINS LATER
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29:29Clint BrownHOST
school.
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29:30Randy SikkemaGUEST
was like, yeah, well, that was the reaction in Central College, too, when all the girls saw Jeff.
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29:34Randy SikkemaGUEST
But it's good to know that 45 years later, some things don't change.
Cedar Rapids Gazette 09-02-2026
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31:15Janet GriffithNARRATOR
He attended Amana Community Schools and proudly graduated from Amana High School in 1974.
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31:21Janet GriffithNARRATOR
He went on to attend Central College in Pella before beginning a long and successful career in the food service industry.
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31:28Janet GriffithNARRATOR
Carl's career took him through many roles and relationships that he cherished.
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31:31Janet GriffithNARRATOR
He worked as a manager at the Oxio Gin before becoming general manager of the Colony Inn Restaurant where he eventually owned and operated his own food service business.