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Indian Hills Community College: cost, admission and results

Indian Hills Community College is a public college in Ottumwa, Iowa. It has about 1,495 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $11,505 a year.

At a glance

  • $11,505Net price a year
  • 41%Graduation rate
  • $45,714Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
1,495
Students per teacher
16 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
indianhills.edu

Getting in

Indian Hills Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Iowa$5,232
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$6,120
Room and meals on campus$7,800
Books and supplies$2,328
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$18,926
Average net price after grants and scholarships$11,505

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 46% below the median net price of colleges in Iowa on this site ($21,412). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$10,593
$30,001 to $48,000$9,600
$48,001 to $75,000$10,096
$75,001 to $110,000$12,459
Above $110,000$16,561

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeIA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year59%73%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)41%54%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$45,714$57,656$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$9,500$21,381$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Iowa and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

25% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 17% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 55% women and 45% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 15 of the 43 colleges in Iowa on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,227.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Indian Hills Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $5,232 a year for students from Iowa and $6,120 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Indian Hills Community College?

41% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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