Inver Hills Community College Overview
Inver Hills Community College is a public institution situated in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Inver Grove Heights is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.
What Is Inver Hills Community College Known For?
- The associate's degree is the highest award offered at IHCC.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 45% of the faculty were full-time.
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Inver Hills Community College Rankings
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 been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#55 | Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
#150 | Best 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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#18 | Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#22 | Best Legal Support Services Schools | College Factual |
#57 | Best Legal Professions Schools | College Factual |
#58 | Best General Business/Commerce Schools | College Factual |
#114 | Best Business Schools | Business Degree Central |
#268 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Inver Hills Community College?

Contact details for IHCC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 2500 80Th St E, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076-3224 |
Phone: | 651-450-3000 |
How Do I Get Into IHCC?
You can apply to IHCC online at: https://www.inverhills.edu/Admissions/ApplyNow.aspx
Can I Afford Inver 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 31% of students took out student loans averaging $4,542 a year. That adds up to $18,168 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at IHCC is 10.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Inver Hills Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,515 full-time undergraduates at IHCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Inver Hills Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 81 |
Black or African American | 252 |
Hispanic or Latino | 177 |
White | 870 |
International Students | 14 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 121 |
Over 13 countries are represented at IHCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nigeria, and Venezuela.
Online Learning at Inver Hills Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at IHCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 20th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of IHCC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Inver Hills Community College was 68.4%. This is the #514 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at IHCC regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of IHCC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Business Administration & Management | 27% |
Business, Management & Marketing | 10% |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | 20% |
Entrepreneurial Studies | 33% |
General Sales & Marketing | 89% |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 20% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at IHCC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at IHCC.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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International Business | #13 | |
Criminal Justice & Corrections | #160 | |
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | #218 | |
Business Administration & Management | #370 |
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%.
Inver Hills Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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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