Kirkwood vs Indian Hills College

Kirkwood Community College and Indian Hills Community College, both esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer diverse educational opportunities to students in Iowa. Kirkwood, located in Cedar Rapids, boasts an acceptance rate of 100%, welcoming students from all backgrounds. Indian Hills, situated in Ottumwa, maintains a slightly more selective admissions policy with an acceptance rate of 98%. While Kirkwood's student body is predominantly female (58%), Indian Hills has a more balanced gender distribution, with 51% female and 49% male students. Both colleges offer a wide range of academic programs, with popular majors including Business, Health Professions, and Liberal Arts. Kirkwood's graduation rate stands at 32%, while Indian Hills boasts a slightly higher rate of 35%. To help you make an informed decision about your educational journey, we've compiled a comprehensive comparison table that delves into these institutions' key differences in greater detail.

	Indian Hills Community College	Kirkwood Community College
Overview
Location	Ottumwa, Iowa	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Campus setting	Town: Remote	City: Midsize
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Non Traditional	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	57.0%	65.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $18,972 Out of state: $20,412	In state: $16,356 Out of state: $18,120
Average net price	$7,337	$8,740
Tuition	In state: $4,560 Out of state: $6,000	In state: $5,208 Out of state: $6,972
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $2,520 Meal plan: $3,645
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	92.0% Average amount $6,237	68.0% Average amount $5,935
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $4,294	41.0% Average amount $4,429
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $7,302	2.0% Average amount $6,664

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,385 Men 46.7% Women 53.3%	12,604 Men 44.7% Women 55.3%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Very Low	Low
Out-of-state students	1.5%	5.3%
International students	2.8%	1.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	619	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Iowa Missouri Illinois Nebraska South Carolina	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin California

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Engineering Technologies Precision Production Automotive Technology	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Automotive Technology Engineering Technologies
Students to faculty ratio	14:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	40.9%	36.6%
Dropout rate	42.2%	45.1%
Transferred out	14.6%	8.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $53,930 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $63,083 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $53,639 Year 2: $54,035 Year 3: $58,651 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $51,324 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $47,579 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $40,146 Year 2: $47,513 Year 3: $45,197 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $42,724 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $45,630 Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $41,847 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $38,830 Year 2: $39,663 Year 3: $41,117 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $37,499 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $33,135 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $36,766 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,416 Year 2: $28,357 Year 3: $31,761	Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $61,274 Year 2: $48,041 Year 3: $57,912 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,333 Year 2: $51,054 Year 3: $52,485 Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $45,500 Year 3: $50,571 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $37,801 Year 2: $44,356 Year 3: $48,128 Agricultural Mechanization (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $42,853 Year 2: $46,087 Year 3: $44,281 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $34,704 Year 3: $43,495 Computer Programming (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,123 Year 3: $43,418 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $40,829 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $43,167 Precision Metal Working (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,240 Year 2: $41,342 Year 3: $43,050 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $41,258 Year 2: $43,319 Year 3: $42,513

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