Diners in Ottumwa, IA

“I went to Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa from August 2016 to May of 2017 and this is my honest review of Indian Hills. In a nutshell, it's a solid community college with some great features but also lacks certain qualities because of it's smaller size. Here are some pros and cons of going to Indian Hills. Pros: - Even though it's a community college, they have dorms, a cafeteria, a basketball team, a workout gym, and even a small number of clubs to join. They have somewhat of a community life and the "college experience" that many kids are looking for; although not as much as a bigger school. - There's some good programs to join, especially in the mechanical department. - Instead of two giant semesters, Indian Hills has a quarter schedule. This can be both a pro and a con. Because of the quarter schedule, you don't get summers off like you would at a traditional college. - There's a lot of international students that come to Indian Hills and live in the dorms. Cons: - Many of the cons and limitations of Indian Hills will be because of the fact that it's a small community college which is something that they can't help; just keep that in mind. - Even though Indian Hills does have somewhat of a community and social life, it's not always active and this is especially the case during the winter when kids start moving out of the dorms. Meeting people and being social won't be much of a problem during the fall when new kids start moving in for the first time but it will definitely be a problem in the winter as students start to move out of the dorms. Also because it's a smaller school, there won't be as many clubs to join and as many opportunities to meet people. Unless you find a solid group of people who are like you early on, you may wind up feeling pretty isolated in the long run. - Indian Hills is somewhat of a small town. It does have a Walmart and a movie theater but there isn't as much to do compared to living in a bigger city. If you wanted to go clubbing, you had to go to Iowa City which was 1 hour and 30 minutes away.“