Indian Hills Community College Computer Science Programs
Located in Ottumwa, Iowa, Indian Hills Community College is a public institution. 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
IHCC is ranked #33 out of 758 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #1 out of 12 schools in Iowa.
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.
IHCC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#7 | Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
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 | Highest Paid Computer & Information Sciences Graduates | College Factual |
#1 | Highest Paid Computer Programming Graduates | College Factual |
#1 | Highest Paid Computer Systems Networking Graduates | College Factual |
#5 | Best Value Colleges for App Specific Computer Programming | College Factual |
#13 | Best Value Colleges for Computer Programming | College Factual |
#22 | Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences | 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 |
How Do I Get Into IHCC?
You can apply to IHCC online at: https://apply.indianhills.edu/RecruitNewWFE/Account/Login
Can I Afford Indian Hills Community College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

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 #1,428 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IHCC regardless of major.
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 Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | TOTAL |
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App Specific Computer Programming | 25 | 25 |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 5 | 5 |
Computer & IS Security | 0 | 0 |
Information Technology Management | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 30 | 30 |
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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