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Inver Hills Community College

Inver Hills Community College

Inver Grove Heights, MN · Suburb · 2,193 students
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$11,636
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
22%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$49,898
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Located on a scenic, 90-acre wooded campus in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Inver Hills Community College is highly regarded for offering affordable, high-quality associate degrees, with particularly strong and competitive programs in Nursing, Business, and Emergency Medical Services. A major distinction of the college is its robust partnership with the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC), which guarantees seamless credit transfers to four-year universities so students can easily pursue a bachelor's degree. The student experience is defined by a welcoming, supportive commuter campus culture that features active student clubs, leadership opportunities, and dedicated resources tailored for both direct-from-high-school applicants and adult learners.

Wikipedia:Inver Hills Community College is a public community college in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Founded in 1970, the college is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. The 90-acre (36 ha) campus consists of nine buildings. Inver Hills has more than 4,000 students per semester and the college offers 27 degree associate programs in liberal education as well as career-related degrees.

Location
Inver Grove Heights, MN, 55076-3224 · Suburb campus
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Nearest airport from college
MSP · Minneapolis
9 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$6,146$6,146
Books & supplies$1,200$1,200
Cost of attendance$17,103$28,612
Average net price$11,636Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$6,146
Books & supplies$1,200
Cost of attendance$28,612
In-state: $17,103
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $11,636
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.inverhills.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Inver Hills Community College’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$7,218
Books & supplies$1,000
Personal expenses$7,342
Transportation$2,244
Total published by the school$28,612
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$9,373
$30–48k
$10,062
$48–75k
$11,168
$75–110k
$13,787
$110k+
$16,272
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
22%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
29% graduated · 37% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 33% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$43,586
10 yrs after entry$49,898
Debt
Median at graduation$13,965
Monthly payment$148
Middle 50% owe$4k–$15.5k
90th percentile$25,240
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 38%Women 62%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell grant
24%
First-gen
33%
Family income
$34,983
Independent
42%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
59%
Race & ethnicity
White
49%
Hispanic
15%
Black
22%
Asian
7%
Two or more
6%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
53%
Faculty salary
$9,445/mo
Teaching spend
$7,287
per student
Federal loans
15%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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