Indian Hills Community College
Ottumwa, Iowa · Public
Graduate earnings
17of 17 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130 a year).
17 of 86 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 69: 58 with no earnings published and 11 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage.
Average net price, all families$10,693 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$10,693 a year
About $21,386 over 2 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $9,561 |
| $30k to $48k | $8,407 |
| $48k to $75k | $10,960 |
| $75k to $110k | $12,515 |
| $110k and up | $15,397 |
| All families (average) | $10,693 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Iowa high-school graduate ($37,130 a year).
17 of 86 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $43,143 | +$6,013 | clears the bar | $9,500 | 1.6 yrs | 205 |
| Precision Metalworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $53,878 | +$16,748 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 84 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Associate's Degree | $49,675 | +$12,545 | clears the bar | $11,000 | 0.9 yrs | 31 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $57,946 | +$20,816 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 26 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $73,261 | +$36,131 | clears the bar | $17,334 | 0.5 yrs | 25 |
| Computer Programming | Associate's Degree | $86,187 | +$49,057 | clears the bar | $12,620 | 0.3 yrs | 20 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $74,720 | +$37,590 | clears the bar | $10,477 | 0.3 yrs | 19 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Associate's Degree | $58,209 | +$21,079 | clears the bar | $13,786 | 0.7 yrs | 18 |
| Dental Assisting and Hygiene | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,562 | +$23,432 | clears the bar | $6,190 | 0.3 yrs | 16 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | $50,307 | +$13,177 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $49,014 | +$11,884 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Practical and Vocational Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $61,021 | +$23,891 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.5 yrs | 15 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Associate's Degree | $41,1661-year earnings | +$4,036 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $14,375 | 3.6 yrs | 14 |
| Precision Metalworking | Associate's Degree | $58,822 | +$21,692 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $75,625 | +$38,495 | clears the bar | $15,351 | 0.4 yrs | 9 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | $71,465 | +$34,335 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Auto Repair Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,938 | +$2,808 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 4.3 yrs | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Business Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Carpenters | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Accounting | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Psychology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| HVAC Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Culinary Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Biology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Carpenters | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Accounting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| English | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geography and Cartography | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Air Transportation | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Plant Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Communications and Media | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Political Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Sociology | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Air Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Medical Assisting | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| History | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Animal Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Agricultural Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physics | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Human Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Construction Management | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Food Science and Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| IT Administration and Management | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Construction Trades, General | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Construction Trades, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Massage Therapy and Bodywork | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $37,130 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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