Sign up for the 2025 Iowa Youth Tour now!  

For over 50 years, Iowa's electric cooperatives have sponsored high school students from across America to visit the nation's capital. Each year, CCECA sponsors one high school sophomore or junior on this expenses-paid trip to Washington D.C.

One eligible student will be selected by Calhoun County Electric Cooperative to attend the 2025 Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., from June 15-21 along with 40 other student leaders from Iowa. The Iowa Youth Tour group will join with nearly 2,000 other students from across the country as they learn more about electric cooperatives and American history and come home with a greater understanding of their role as American citizens.

Youth Tour 2025: The dates for the trip are June 15-21, 2025 with orientation the evening of June 15 in Des Moines. 

Other things students do and see on Youth Tour include:

  • Washington Monument

  • World War II Memorial

  • Albert Einstein Memorial

  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial

  • The National Mall

  • Holocaust Memorial

  • Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

  • Ford's Theatre

  • Korean War Veterans Memorial

  • Lincoln Memorial

  • Washington National Cathedral

  • Iwo Jima Sunset Parade

  • White House

  • Newseum

  • And more!

Learn More

  • Facebook and Twitter pages of the Iowa Electric Cooperatives' Youth Tour

  • Iowa Youth Tour video

  • National Rural Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour website and video

How to Apply

  • Access CCECA's Iowa Youth Tour Application here: 2025 Youth Tour Application
  • Return the completed application back to CCECA by March 1, 2025. It may be dropped off (1015 Tonawanda Street, Rockwell City, IA 50579), sent by mail (PO Box 312, Rockwell City, IA 50579), or emailed to info@calhounrec.coop.