World Wide College of Auctioneering, a Mason City,Iowa auction school was founded 78 years ago in 1933 by the legendary Auctioneer Col. Joe Reisch. Over 35,000 successful Auctioneer training school graduates have sometimes referred to us as Mason City Auction School because so many professional auctioneering careers have started here - now recognized as the World's #1 Auctioneering School for its auction education and auction training.