Indian Hills Community College

525 Grandview Ave
Ottumwa, IA 52501-0000

Tel: (641)683-5111

Indian Hills Community College is a premier college with top-notch programs and staff. We are very fortunate to have been able to provide reasonably priced education and training to our stduents since our inception. Over 90% of our student body comes from our local 10-county area, which is the highest percentage of in-district enrollees of any college in Iowa.

School Highlights

Indian Hills Community College serves 4,412 students (55% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is lower than the state community college average of 33:1.
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 31%.
Indian Hills Community College is the only community colleges within Wapello County, IA.
The nearest community college is Southeastern Community College (65.80 miles away).

	Indian Hills Community College	(IA) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	187 staff	95 staff

The student population of 4,412 has declined by 12% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 24:1 has increased from 21:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.33 is less than the state average of 0.50. The school's diversity has grown by 153% over five years.

Total Enrollment	4,412 students	2,620 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	24:1	33:1

# Full-Time Students	2,448 students	1,090 students

# Part-Time Students	1,964 students	1,530 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	567	420

% American Indian/Alaskan	-	1%

% Asian	1%	2%

% Hispanic	3%	5%

% Black	5%	10%

% White	81%	69%

% Two or more races	1%	1%

% Non Resident races	1%	1%

% Unknown races	8%	11%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.33	0.50

College Completion Rate	24%	28%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$33,600	$36,200

The public in-state tuition of $3,720 is less than the state average of $4,714. The in-state tuition has grown by 19% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $5,580 is less than the state average of $5,619. The out-state tuition has grown by 12% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$3,720	$4,714

Out-State Tuition Fees	$5,580	$5,619

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	88%	88%

Median Debt for Graduates	$11,454	$12,000

Median Debt for Dropouts	$6,500	$6,334

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

We have beautiful campuses in Centerville and Ottumwa and attendance centers in each of our other counties. Our Arts and Sciences students have great success when they transfer to four-year colleges and our technical students enjoy the highest placement rates and starting salaries in the state. The Ottumwa campus of IHCC is the main administrative campus of the college. The majority of the college's technical programs are housed here, and the majority of our Arts & Sciences students also attend classes here. The volleyball, basketball, golf, and softball teams all call this campus "home." Indian Hills Community College offers a wide variety of majors/programs of study. We group our degree programs into three main areas: Advanced Technologies, Arts & Sciences, Health Occupations. There are almost 70 specific programs that you can choose from. IHCC's Business and Industry Resource Center is charged with coordinating regional economic development through industrial training and retraining, BioDevelopment and manufacturing extension support, waste management consulting, small business development, job training, and other statewide initiatives.