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Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Inver Hills Community College is a public two-year institution based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,804 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Inver Hills Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 769 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 56% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,804
Students enrolled
56%
First-year retention
769
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 54

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

Health Professions 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 14
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Engineering 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Education 4
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Construction Trades 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 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
56%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
474
Certificates under 1 year
274
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,804
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,804
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,733
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
28%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Michael Berndt
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, Student veteran organization

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