High School Programs

You must follow eligibility requirements outlined in Iowa Code under Senior Year Plus, including:

• You must meet proficiency requirements as evidenced by standardized tests or an alternative measure of proficiency as approved by the local district’s Board of Education for Arts & Science courses.  Your high school counselor can let you know if you qualify!
• You must meet all pre-requisite requirements, including placement test scores and/or course prerequisites, as outlined in the IHCC Course Catalog. This will include meeting IHCC requirements for any placement scores/GPA or prerequisites for Health Science Programs.

Requirements may also include:

• Demonstrate proficiency as determined by the Iowa Assessment for Arts & Science classes. Your high school guidance counselor can let you know if you qualify!
• Meet IHCC ‘s requirements for any placement scores/GPA or prerequisites for Health Science programs.

You’ve explored your options. You found the perfect program — or maybe a few perfect programs. You’re ready to sign up.

• If you haven’t taken a college class through IHCC yet: Fill out the Connect 2 College application, click on CREATE MY ACCOUNT, and follow the prompts.
• If you have taken an IHCC class: Log in to your Connect 2 College account and select your classes.

When you’re enrolled in Connect 2 College, you earn both high school and college credit for courses taken through IHCC. Your high school determines how the credits you’re taking transfer into your high school requirements. After you successfully complete your course, your grades show up on your college and high school transcripts.

For more information regarding IHCC policies and expectations, please download the CONNECT 2 COLLEGE Student Handbook here.

Download the Connect 2 College Student Handbook Here

8^th Grade Career Day is designed to assist students in their career pathway exploration and 4-year planning, by giving them an opportunity to explore various career options; learn about job descriptions, and education/certification requirements.

Sophomore Day is an opportunity for students to learn about the different programs available to them at Indian Hills Community College!  Programs are set up in a Career Fair setting, and students are encouraged to ask questions and meet the program directors in person.

This unique workshop, offered through a collaboration between local economic developers (Iowa South) and Indian Hills Community College, provides educators with tools to assure that K-12 students are being taught the essential knowledge and skills as well as guidance to prepare them for the workplace of today and tomorrow. Participants will gain exposure to diverse workplaces in the region, meet industry leaders, and develop an understanding of current and future workforce trends and job-seeking skills needed.

GEMS (Girls Exploring Math & Science) campers will have the opportunity to explore college programming through a variety of hands-on activities in Science, Technology, Math & Engineering.  You will create, explore, and discover how much fun learning can be!!  If you are finishing the 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th grades at the end of this school year, come join us for the FUN!!  Registration links will be open later.

BROS (Boys Rocking Stem) campers will have the opportunity to explore college programming through a variety of hands-on activities in Science, Technology, Math & Engineering.  You will create, explore, and discover how much fun learning can be!!  If you are finishing the 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th grades at the end of this school year, come join us for the FUN!!  Registration links will be open later.

Go to Dual Enroll (indianhills.dualenroll.com) to apply or register for classes. When creating your account, your login (username) and password should be something you will remember. Make sure to have your full 9-digit social security number to complete your application.

To register for classes, simply type in the course code or course name in the ‘By Keyword’ box on the left. Ask your counselor or a High School Programs staff member for assistance on choosing the right class or section for you!

For WIN, MyHills and your IHCC Email (everything except Dual Enroll), your login will be your IHCC email address, and your initial password will be your student ID# followed by ‘Az’ (ie. 0123456Az).

The typical student email format is: firstname_lastname@stu.indianhills.edu.

However, if you have a fairly common name, your email may include some numbers. If you are having trouble logging in with the standard email format, you can reach out to a High School Programs staff member or our IT Helpdesk for assistance.

You can find your student ID# typically within 24 hours of creating your account by going to Dual Enroll, click ‘Profile’ on the top left of the page, and click the ‘Academics’ tab on the menu to the right of the page.

All of your course work, syllabi, assignment schedules, and course notifications can be found in MyHills. Zoom links are often sent out by the instructor prior to the first day of class, so check your IHCC email for updates as the class nears the start date.

You can access everything you need through WIN. Once in WIN, go to the High School Programs group page, and click the high school student tab. Here you will find links to your email, MyHills, Dual Enroll, grades, transcripts, student handbook, and the application to fill out if you choose to continue at IHCC post high school.

You are technically allowed to take as many classes per term as you wish, up to 15 credits. Keep in mind that you need to be able to keep up with your course work both for your high school and college classes and should be mindful of your ability to balance your school, work, and any extracurricular activities.

Yes! Depending on your school, and the class you are taking, your college classes will count either towards your core credit requirement or as an elective credit.

It is FREE! Courses that are approved by your school cost you nothing to take. Your school pays for the class, and books or other course materials are provided for you.

The only classes you may have to pay for would be an unapproved course, or if you decided to take classes during the summer.

The cost of a class for the 2023-2024 school year is $203 per credit (not including books) so even taking one class can save you money in the future!

You are responsible to contact your instructor BEFORE class to discuss how to make up anything you might miss. Instructors are not required to give you extensions on assignments or missed tests if an absence was not communicated and a plan was not put in place beforehand.

Many instructors update grades in MyHills as your work is graded throughout the term. However, if you do not see a grade or believe your grade is incorrect, it is best to reach out to your instructor to make sure you are completing all the necessary work and are on track to pass the class.

Yes, they can. If you fail a college class, it will affect your eligibility the same way failing your high school class would. Even if you withdraw, some schools still consider that a failed class and your school’s failure policies will still apply.

Yes! The classes you take in high school not only affect your high school transcript, but they are also on your permanent college record. If you pass the class this can be helpful for college applications, saving money, and earning a degree or certificate sooner. However, it also means that if you fail a class, it will negatively impact your high school and college GPA and can even result in less financial aid or fewer scholarship opportunities.

Work diligently! Know when your assignments are due and make sure they are turned in on time and are fully complete. Show up to your classes and communicate right away with your instructor if you must miss a class or are having trouble with any of the material in the class.

Unfortunately, Dual Enroll is unable to provide a way for this information to be visible during registration. Even our system for our traditional students is unable to provide this information.

However, if a section is full, it will no longer be visible to students. For Arts and Science classes, we recommend, if there are multiple sections to choose from, choose an odd numbered section. They are typically the open sections, but that may not always hold true.

We work diligently once registration opens to move students to open sections or correct any errors. We are intentional in this to try to sort and process registrations according to which students submitted first.

If students have a SS number but just don’t have it with them at the time they are creating their account, they can click through and update the other tabs in Dual Enroll to complete most of the application. Once they receive their SSN they can just jump back to the Student Address tab and add their number.

If students truly have no SSN, they will need to fill out the paper application form each term they wish to register for classes. Once complete, the application should be submitted to High School Programs.

All students must have access to the same classes. Therefore, if a class is paid for by the school for one student, it must be made available to all students.

However, in the case that a class will not be paid for by the high school and the parent will be paying, students should fill out a paper application form for that class and submit it with their parent’s signature. Or, they can submit the class through Dual Enroll but then we need to be notified if parent pay is the option selected.

Students can find their student ID# typically within 24 hours of creating their account by going to the Academics tab on their profile page in Dual Enroll.

Students are allowed to take as many classes per term as they wish up to 15 credits. Overload permission can be requested if a student wishes to take more than 15 credits but approval will be determined by the department dean.

Unfortunately, even we do not have access to students grades aside from midterm and final grades. Students have access to view their grades through MyHills once their instructor posts them. Students can also reach out to their instructor if they are unsure of their status.

Grades are available to view in the Dual Enroll Student Roster report the day after the college posts them.

Reports give you a large, varying amount of information for you to use to track your students. Reports are generated as excel sheets, so if you do not need a column that is included on the generated report, you can just delete it! After downloading a report, you can also easily sort the excel document to organize by student name, class, lecture method, or course grade.

• Completed Registrations- Find your complete list of students who are registered for a class.
• Registrations with status: Find the list of students and the classes they have registered or attempted to register for. This includes statuses of complete, dropped, abandoned, or failed.
• Student Roster- Find your list of registered students along with their midterm and final grades*, including any students who have been withdrawn. This report is by term so you can pull reports for the current term or a past term.

*Grades are available to view in this report the day after grades are posted by the college.

Students can access everything they need through WIN. If they go to the High School Programs group page that they are added to, there is a student tab with links to their email, MyHills, Dual Enroll, grades, transcripts, student handbook, and the application for students who are wanting to continue at IHCC post high school.