by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Indian Hills Community College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Attendance costs at Indian Hills Community College fell between $14,774.00 and $15,854.00 depending on whether you qualify for in-state rates.
Residency made the difference: in-state students paid the lower rate and out-of-state students the higher rate: close to $14,774.00 in-state against $15,854.00 for out-of-state students.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $5,040.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $9,734.00 |
| Total cost | $14,774.00 |
| That is 23% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $14,774.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,098.00 |
| Net price | $7,676.00 |
| That is 60% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $14,774.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,230.00 |
| Net price | $6,544.00 |
| That is 66% below the national average net price. |
| Tuition and fees | $6,120.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $9,734.00 |
| Total cost | $15,854.00 |
| That is 18% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,854.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$7,098.00 |
| Net price | $8,756.00 |
| That is 55% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $15,854.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$8,230.00 |
| Net price | $7,624.00 |
| That is 60% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees plus living costs. |
Published costs have climbed year over year by around 0.7% per year; the projections below compound that across a degree. Below, the cost is projected across a degree for three students at once — low-income with aid, average aid, and no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Freshman year | $6,588.00 | $7,727.00 | $14,872.00 |
| Senior year | $6,720.00 | $7,883.00 | $15,172.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $26,615.00 | $31,219.00 | $60,088.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $10,139.00 | $11,893.00 | $22,891.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $306.00 | $359.00 | $691.00 |
| Total amount paid | $36,755.00 | $43,113.00 | $82,979.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Freshman year | $6,588.00 | $7,727.00 | $14,872.00 |
| Senior year | $6,632.00 | $7,779.00 | $14,972.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $13,219.00 | $15,506.00 | $29,844.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,036.00 | $5,907.00 | $11,370.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $152.00 | $178.00 | $343.00 |
| Total amount paid | $18,255.00 | $21,413.00 | $41,214.00 |
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Freshman year | $7,675.00 | $8,814.00 | $15,960.00 |
| Senior year | $7,829.00 | $8,992.00 | $16,281.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $31,008.00 | $35,612.00 | $64,480.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $11,813.00 | $13,567.00 | $24,565.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $357.00 | $410.00 | $742.00 |
| Total amount paid | $42,820.00 | $49,178.00 | $89,045.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Freshman year | $7,675.00 | $8,814.00 | $15,960.00 |
| Senior year | $7,726.00 | $8,873.00 | $16,066.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $15,401.00 | $17,688.00 | $32,026.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $5,867.00 | $6,738.00 | $12,201.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $177.00 | $204.00 | $369.00 |
| Total amount paid | $21,268.00 | $24,426.00 | $44,226.00 |
Read more in the net-price section.
Net price reflects the true cost to attend after grant and scholarship aid is deducted. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $10,693.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $7,492.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $6,481.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $6,459.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $7,284.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $10,802.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $9,364.00 |
For a personalized estimate, try the Indian Hills Community College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at Indian Hills Community College comes to $7,125.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $1,834.00 |
| 25th | $3,544.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,125.00 |
| 75th | $14,000.00 |
| 90th | $22,227.00 |
How far apart the 10th and 90th percentiles sit tells you how uneven debt outcomes are.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Student debt at graduation is not evenly distributed across income levels. Below, debt is broken out by low, middle, and high family income:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,862.00 |
| Middle income | $6,500.00 |
| High income | $7,333.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $529.00 more debt than their high-income peers.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,125.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,174.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Indian Hills Community College is $898.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Indian Hills Community College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 21.9% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Indian Hills Community College amount to $213,843,203.00 distributed across 17,461 disbursements.
Veterans and current servicemembers may be eligible for major federal education benefits including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 23 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $4,601.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 5 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,842.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Indian Hills Community College, a few questions are worth asking:
For a closer look at any of these topics, follow the links below:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.