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Indian Hills Community College

Ottumwa, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·indianhills.edu
6-yr Graduation
40%
Total enrollment
3,184
peer median 3,179
Avg net price
$7,492
-$3.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
40%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
35%
Non-Pell
46%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 67 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
67
Passing
11
16.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

67programs
  • Passing11 · 16.4%
  • No Data56 · 83.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
56

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.6%
$43,143 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+35.8%
$49,014 vs $36,082
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+37.7%
$49,675 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+39.4%
$50,307 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+60.6%
$57,946 vs $36,082
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.3%
$58,209 vs $36,082
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+63.0%
$58,822 vs $36,082
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+98.1%
$71,465 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

10
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
39%
$15,706 debt · $39,938 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
26%
$12,812 debt · $49,675 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$10,375 debt · $43,143 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$17,334 debt · $73,261 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$11,375 debt · $49,014 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$11,788 debt · $57,946 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$11,653 debt · $61,021 earn
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
14%
$10,669 debt · $74,720 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1980Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 17

  1. Aug 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Jan 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,481
$30–48k$6,459
$48–75k$7,284
$75–110k$10,802
$110k+$9,364

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,492
-$2,975vs Community College median $10,467
Federal loans
18.5%
In-state tuition
$4,872
Out-of-state
$6,120

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 922 students received $4.8M in Pell grants, alongside $3.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
922
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.8M
$4,832,275 total
Direct Loans
$3.2M
1,081 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
537 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.6M
532 loan awards
Parent PLUS$76K
12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 956 borrowers who entered repayment, 29 (3.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.0%
+0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
956
Defaulted
29
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.2%
2017
15.3%
2018
11.3%
2019
3.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Indianhills

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs72
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

454 total completions
01Liberal Arts
20645.4%
02Health Professions
10022.0%
03Computer Sciences
316.8%
04Education
265.7%
05Business
204.4%
06Mechanic
204.4%
07Engineering Tech
184.0%
08Agriculture
143.1%
09Precision Production
102.2%
10Psychology
92.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,184
12-mo unduplicated
3,942
Undergraduate
3,942
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%1,839
Women
53%2,103

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.7%
Hispanic
9.7%
Black
8.3%
Non-resident
7.3%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
1.9%
Unknown
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
345
209 M · 136 W
Women athletes
39.4%
Athletic aid
$1.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.0M
$722K
Recruiting expense
$16K
$10K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$53K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
103 M · 46 W
$561K
Wrestling
38 M · 29 W
$552K
Soccer
40 M · 25 W
$556K
Baseball
46 M ·
$573K
Softball
· 22 W
$362K
Volleyball
· 15 W
$435K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.60
2 offenses · 3,361 students

3-year trend

0.612 yrs ago0.591 yr ago0.60Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
6
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Arson
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons12
Drugs015
Liquor217

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
116

Indianhills vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Indianhills selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectIndian Hills Community College
40%3,184$7,492Community College
Hawkeye Community College
69.5%5,120$10,298Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College
1,945$10,846Community College
Minnesota North College
3,174$10,636Community College
Ridgewater College
3,148$10,955Community College
Kirkwood Community College
12,763$9,388Community College
Peer group median40%69.5%3,179$10,467

Frequently asked questions about Indian Hills Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Indianhills.

What is the graduation rate at Indian Hills Community College?

Indian Hills Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 40% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Indian Hills Community College?

Indian Hills Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,184 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Indian Hills Community College?

The average net price at Indian Hills Community College is $7,492 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Indian Hills Community College located?

Indian Hills Community College is located in Ottumwa, Iowa 52501.

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