Indian Hills Community College Trade Programs
Indian Hills Community College is a public institution located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The surrounding location of Ottumwa is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.
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Indian Hills Community College Rankings
Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at IHCC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards IHCC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Value Colleges for Laser & Optical Technology | College Factual |
#6 | Best Value Colleges for Electronics Engineering Technology | College Factual |
#6 | Best Value Colleges for Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology | College Factual |
#19 | Best Value Colleges for Engineering Technologies | College Factual |
#33 | Best Computer Science Schools | Computer Science Degree |
#82 | Best Value Colleges for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | College Factual |
Where Is Indian Hills Community College?

Contact details for IHCC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 525 Grandview Ave, Ottumwa, IA 52501 |
Phone: | 641-683-5111 |
Website: | www.indianhills.edu |
Can I Afford IHCC?
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $4,560 | $6,000 |
Books and Supplies | $1,512 | $1,512 |
On Campus Room and Board | $4,950 | $4,950 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,504 | $3,504 |
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At IHCC, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $4,824 a year. That adds up to $19,296 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at IHCC is 11.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Indian Hills Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,734 full-time undergraduates at IHCC, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Indian Hills Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 19 |
Black or African American | 153 |
Hispanic or Latino | 155 |
White | 1,220 |
International Students | 76 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 111 |
Over 56 countries are represented at IHCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Canada, and United Kingdom.
Online Learning at Indian Hills Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at IHCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of IHCC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Indian Hills Community College was -8.5%. This is the #1,746 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IHCC regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of IHCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 57% |
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 63% |
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | 52% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at IHCC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at IHCC.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | #182 | |
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | #210 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Indian Hills Community College Trade School Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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