Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, Iowa · Also known as IHCC|Indian Hills College|The Hills · Website
$40,507
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,507
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Indian Hills Community College is a public 2-year college in Ottumwa, Iowa with 1,495 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,693 a year (tuition and fees $5,040 in-state, $6,120 out-of-state). 40% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,507 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $10,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,693
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,040
Out-of-state $6,120
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$10,500
About $111 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,507
Rank 2,596 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,693
- Tuition in-state
- $5,040
- Tuition out-of-state
- $6,120
- Cost of attendance
- $17,791
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 19%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,561
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,407
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,960
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $12,515
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $15,397
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,840 in 2015-16 to $5,040 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 1,495
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 59%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 85
- Endowment
- $3.21M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,596 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,693 | $17,730 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,040 | $20,270 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 65% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 59% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $10,500 | $14,745 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,540 | $39,099 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,507 | $42,793 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 40% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
85 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 205 | $9,500 | $27,483 | $43,143 | $44,125 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,878 | $48,702 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | $11,000 | $50,901 | $49,675 | $58,424 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | $43,781 | $57,946 | $65,389 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | $17,334 | $56,923 | $73,261 | $80,813 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $12,620 | $63,559 | $86,187 | $58,070 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 19 | $10,477 | $68,590 | $74,720 | $67,792 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $13,786 | $57,921 | $58,209 | $61,982 |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,438 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 16 | $6,190 | Withheld | $60,562 | $33,673 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,307 | $46,706 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | $36,313 | $49,014 | $42,269 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,675 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 15 | $13,000 | Withheld | $61,021 | $56,073 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $14,375 | $41,166 | Withheld | $54,971 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,822 | $56,451 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,472 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 9 | $15,351 | Withheld | $75,625 | $80,020 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,660 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Ottumwa and Iowa on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Indian Hills Community College cost?
$10,693 a year is the average net price at Indian Hills Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,040 for in-state students and $6,120 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,791. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,561 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Indian Hills Community College?
Indian Hills Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Indian Hills Community College graduates earn?
$40,507 a year is the median pay of former Indian Hills Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,540 after 6 years). That ranks 2,596 of 5,094 US colleges and 44 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $68,590.
How much student debt do Indian Hills Community College graduates have?
$10,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Indian Hills Community College graduates, about $111 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 19% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Indian Hills Community College?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Indian Hills Community College finish within 3 years. 59% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Indian Hills Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (205 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (84 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (31 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 85 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.