Indian Hills Community College

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#12126 / #3198
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Centerville, Iowa, United States

Indian Hills Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3198
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,232
Graduation rate
41%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,495

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About Indian Hills Community College

According to Wikipedia, Indian Hills Community College is a public community college in Iowa with campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville. IHCC serves both traditional residential students and commuter students, primarily from a ten-county area in southeast Iowa as well as portions of northern Missouri. IHCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Indian Hills Community College's Online Degrees

Associate in Arts
  • Completion Time: 24 months
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Early Childhood Teacher Licensure
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 81
  • Completion Time: 21 months
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Elementary Education
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Secondary Education
  • Completion Time: 18 months
  • Format: Fully online

Indian Hills Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
59%41%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Indian Hills Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,232
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$10,593
30K - 48K$9,600
48K - 75K$10,096
75K - 110K$12,459
110K+$16,561

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Indian Hills Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Indian Hills Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,714 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Indian Hills Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,9423,942

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Indian Hills Community College?

Indian Hills Community College is located at 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501.

How Safe is Indian Hills Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Indian Hills Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Indian Hills Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.03% and a property crime rate of 0.09%. Ottumwa has a violent crime rate of 0.41% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.68%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Indian Hills Community College Known For?

Indian Hills Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Indian Hills Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Indian Hills Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Mathematics
#5201
World Rank
#5229
Historical Rank
#1368
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #1368 in the U.S. and #5201 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Chemistry
#7233
World Rank
#7241
Historical Rank
#2048
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2048 in the U.S. and #7233 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Literature
#6671
World Rank
#6696
Historical Rank
#2124
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2124 in the U.S. and #6671 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Physics
#7572
World Rank
#7589
Historical Rank
#2164
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2164 in the U.S. and #7572 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Nursing
#5880
World Rank
#5880
Historical Rank
#2306
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2306 in the U.S. and #5880 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
History
#7633
World Rank
#7641
Historical Rank
#2327
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2327 in the U.S. and #7633 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Biology
#9899
World Rank
#9914
Historical Rank
#2507
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2507 in the U.S. and #9899 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Psychology
#6859
World Rank
#6866
Historical Rank
#2559
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2559 in the U.S. and #6859 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Communications
#9683
World Rank
#9698
Historical Rank
#2658
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2658 in the U.S. and #9683 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Computer Science
#10304
World Rank
#10315
Historical Rank
#2753
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2753 in the U.S. and #10304 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Engineering
#12167
World Rank
#12172
Historical Rank
#2895
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #2895 in the U.S. and #12167 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Political Science
#12748
World Rank
#12750
Historical Rank
#3112
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #3112 in the U.S. and #12748 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6782
World Rank
#6784
Historical Rank
#3207
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #3207 in the U.S. and #6782 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#11683
World Rank
#11687
Historical Rank
#3261
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #3261 in the U.S. and #11683 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#12234
World Rank
#12237
Historical Rank
#3288
USA Rank

Indian Hills Community College ranks #3288 in the U.S. and #12234 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees

Who Are Indian Hills Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

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