Academic Services

Your success is our priority. And the Academic Services folks are here to make sure that you are successful.

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Here are a few of the ways we can help:

This department offers classes to help students brush up on their college skills in a wide variety of areas, as well as providing peer tutoring and a computer lab. Students with disabilities can contact the SUCCESS Center on either of the main campuses for assistance with special accommodations to ensure their academic success. Contact the Ottumwa SUCCESS Center at 641.683.5238 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5238. Contact the Centerville SUCCESS Center at 641.856.2143, ext. 2232 or 2207 or 800.670.3641, ext. 2232 or 2207.

Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)

This office helps lower-income, first-generation college students prepare for college, with services such as financial aid, counseling, career assessment, assistance with college applications (including schools other than IHCC), and more. These services are available for residents of a 22-county area in southern Iowa and northern Missouri.

The main office for this program is located near the SUCCESS Center on the Ottumwa campus, although there are offices in several other locations throughout the area. For more information, or to find out if you qualify, contact them at 525 Grandview Ave., Building 10, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, call 641.683.5315 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5315, or e-mail education_opportunity_center@ihcc.cc.

English as a Second Language (ESL)

The SUCCESS Centers on the two main campuses in Ottumwa and Centerville provide assistance in oral and written communications skills to students who are not native English speakers. Tutoring, computer-assisted instruction, and one-on-one assistance are available. Contact the Ottumwa SUCCESS Center at 641.683.5238 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5238; contact the Centerville SUCCESS Center at 641.683.2232 or 800.670.3641, ext. 2232.

Library

The IHCC libraries on each of the two main campuses, offer a wide range of assistance and services to residents of the 10-county area. Contact the Ottumwa library at 641.683.5199 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5199; contact the Centerville library at 641.856.2143, ext. 237 or 800.670.3641, ext. 237.

Student Support Services (SSS)

This program is designed to help students at IHCC as they work to complete their educational goals. Assistance includes tutoring, basic skills classes, grants for financial aid, workshops, individual advising, and transfer assistance. There is an application process for this program. To learn more, contact Jessica Chickering at 683.5133 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5133

Testing Services

We offer a wide range of tests to measure aptitudes, abilities and interests of individuals. And these tests aren't just for current IHCC students; they're available to anyone, including businesses, in the surrounding area.

The Testing Center offices are located in Trustee Hall on the Ottumwa campus. Contact them at 603 Indian Hills Drive, Building 15, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, call 641.683.5142 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5142 or e-mail testing_center@ihcc.cc.

Language Learning Center

This office serves all residents of the 10 counties that make up Area 15 (Davis, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lucas, Mahaska, Monroe, Van Buren, Wapello and Wayne). If you live in any of these counties, you can take courses in English as a Second Language, sign language, occupational and conversational Spanish, and cultural awareness/diversity. The center serves students taking classes for credit and non-credit, as well as business and industry and professionals in health care, law enforcement and education.

Norma Rosales-Heilmann is in charge of the Language Learning Center. Her office is located in Efner Academic Hall on the Ottumwa campus. The address is 525 Grandview Ave., Building 6, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501. You can also call her at 641.683.5755 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5755 or e-mail language_learning@ihcc.cc.

Community Education Center (CEC)

The Community Education Center (CEC) offers support through education to a variety of groups, including non-English-speaking folks, families with children, individuals without high school diplomas, and others needing training to achieve their goals. The CEC provides access to technology and training in the use of that technology.

The center is located on the south side of Ottumwa at 707 Church Street.

Contact them at 641.682.4983, 641.682.4986 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5189. There is also a fax available at 641.682.4770.

Adult Basic Education / GED

Students who are preparing to enter a college program or those needing to earn a GED before entering or graduating from IHCC programs may enroll in the ABE/GED program. All classes are free and open to the public.

The ABE/GED program offices are located in Trustee Hall on the Ottumwa campus. Contact them at 603 Indian Hills Drive, Building 15, Ottumwa, Iowa 52501, call 641.683.5181 or 800.726.2585, ext. 5181, or e-mail abe_ged@ihcc.cc.