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Indian Hills Community College

Ottumwa, Iowa Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Indian Hills Community College is a public two-year institution based in Ottumwa, Iowa. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,184 students.

Indian Hills Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Automobile. It awarded 751 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,184
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
751
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 65

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 15
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Engineering Technologies 4
Education 4
Psychology 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Construction Trades 1
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate 14 graduates
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Physical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
492
Certificates under 1 year
83
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
176

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,184
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,184
Full-time, fall 2024
51%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,858
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
53%
Men
47%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
46%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Matthew Thompson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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