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education degree intended for transfer; the associate of science degree is granted to students who 

complete programs which have the option of seeking employment or transfer; and the associate of 

applied science degree (two-year), diploma (one-year), or certificate are granted to students who 

complete courses in the career and technical education program areas.  Adult education programs 

are held throughout the college’s eight-county merged area.  Enrollment in credit programs for the 

fall 2008 semester was 1,468.  Full-time professional faculty and staff number approximately 135.  

The college is located on a 200-acre site in Creston with centers in Red Oak and Osceola.  The 

college offers online courses as well.  Dormitories and apartment-style housing are available on 

the Creston campus. 

AREA XV - INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Jim Lindenmayer, Ph.D., president; Ottumwa 52501; [phone]; [phone]; 

www.indianhills.edu 

Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) has grown to meet the changing needs of the residents 

in the 10-county area the college serves and those who come to the college from outside Area 

XV.  The college staff members, administration, and board of trustees are committed to providing 

high-quality educational opportunities through the Indian Hills programs and facilities.   

Graduates of the college’s technical programs enjoy high job placement and earn top salaries in 

their chosen fields.  Students completing the arts and sciences curriculum often transfer to four-

year colleges and universities, many of which have articulation agreements with Indian Hills, 

making for a smooth transition for IHCC students. 

Indian Hills’ Customized Learning Division annually offers hundreds of nontraditional educa-

tion alternatives, including relicensure education, adult basic education, and high school equiva-

lency programs, as well as short-term preparatory, hobby, and recreational classes. 

Indian Hills has three campuses — two in Ottumwa and one in Centerville.  The main campus 

is located on the north side of Ottumwa.  The college’s two aviation programs, as well as welding 

and automotive collision technology, are taught at a remodeled facility located at the Ottumwa 

Industrial Airport.  The Centerville campus is found on the north side of that city. 

IHCC also has service centers in eight county seat communities in Area XV.   The centers are 

located in Van Buren, Lucas, Jefferson, Keokuk, Monroe, Davis, Wayne, and Mahaska counties.  

These service centers provide access to the state’s fiber-optic network, allowing students to take 

courses, and possibly even earn degrees, without having to travel to the main campuses.  In addi-

tion, government entities and other agencies can use the fiber-optic link to hold meetings, thereby 

eliminating travel time.  The service centers also offer computer labs, on-site instruction, and 

opportunities for updating professional licenses. 

The Indian Hills commitment to excellence is evident in the college’s extensive building and 

renovation program that has occurred on the Ottumwa and Centerville campuses.  On the Ot-

tumwa campus, the Learning Resource Center and Art Gallery were completed in 1984.  The 

Hellyer Student Life Center, home to the three-time national champion Warrior basketball team, 

and Efner Academic Hall were opened in 1985.  The Bennett Student Services Center was fin-

ished in 1987.  Instruction in the $6.5 million Advanced Technology Center began in the fall of 

1990.   

Trustee Hall, a five-floor residence hall, was occupied by students for the first time in the fall 

of 1992.  The Early Childhood Development and Daycare Center was completed in the spring of 

1994.  The Rosenman Video Conference Training Center was finished in the summer of 1996.  

The Tom Arnold Net Center, where the IHCC volleyball team plays its home matches, opened in 

January 1997.  A fifth residence hall, Oak Hall, opened to students in the fall term of 2000. 

The latest addition to the Ottumwa campus is the Rural Health Education Center, which opened 

in May 2007.  The building is used by over 1,000 students in the college’s health occupations 

programs.  It is also utilized for many customized learning courses, workshops, and conferences 

for current health care employees. 

The IHCC Centerville campus saw a new administration building open in the spring of 1990.  

A daycare center was finished in 1997.  The multipurpose building was remodeled and new exte-

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riors were added to all of the remaining buildings on campus in 1998.  The first on-campus stu-

dent housing unit on the Centerville campus was ready for occupancy by the fall of 2000.   

By the start of the 2004-2005 academic year, a renovation project, which saw the complete 

remodeling of St. John Auditorium, and Keokuk/Mahaska, Wapello, and Appanoose Residence 

Halls on the Ottumwa campus, was completed.  Students who live on campus now have a variety 

of housing options, both in terms of location on campus and the number of students in a room. 

Indian Hills Community College has made great strides since its merger with Ottumwa Heights 

College in 1979 and the college is positioned to continue to make a huge impact in southeast Iowa 

and the surrounding area for many years to come. 

AREA XVI - SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Dr. Beverly Simone, president; West Burlington 52655-0180; [phone]; 

www.scciowa.edu 

Southeastern Community College, a comprehensive multicampus institution, was founded in 

July 1966, with roots dating back to 1920 when Burlington Junior College first opened its doors. 

On July 1, 1967, it merged with the former public junior colleges in Burlington and Keokuk. The 

college now has two major campuses located in West Burlington and Keokuk, as well as atten-

dance centers in Fort Madison and Mount Pleasant. The college also serves inmates of the Iowa 

State Penitentiary and the John Bennett Correctional Center in Fort Madison and the Medium  

Security Correctional Facility in Mount Pleasant. Curricular offerings are comprehensive in na-

ture, with two-year, college parallel programs being offered at both major campuses and the two 

open attendance sites. Thirty-five vocational-technical preparatory programs and a wide variety of 

noncredit adult education courses are offered at various sites throughout the area. Graduates of the 

college receive either an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science degree upon completion of the 

college parallel program, an Associate in Applied Science degree upon completion of a technical 

program, or a diploma upon completion of a vocational program. Nontraditional students are 

served through an area-wide adult education program, as well as an independent learning center at 

both major campuses. The enrollment for 2007 in credit courses for both campuses was approxi-

mately 3,200 for both full-time and part-time students.  In its 90 years of existence as a secondary 

education provider, nearly 100,000 alumni have graced its halls. 

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