IHCC Covid-19 Updates

JULY 3, 2023

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (June 2023)

 

April 6, 2023

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (March 2023)

 

January 10, 2023

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (December, 2022)

 

October 10, 2022

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (September 2022)

 

July 11, 2022

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (July 2022)

 
April 8, 2022

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (April 2022)

APRIL 9, 2022

Indian Hills Community College (Indian Hills) has completed the necessary paperwork to receive federal funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. (HEERF) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. (CARES)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) which was signed into law on March 11, 2021 provides funds to institutions of higher education. These emergency grants are used to assist with any component of the student’s costs of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the COVID -19 pandemic, such as tuition, food, housing, health care or child care.

With the proclamation of the American Rescue Plan, Indian Hills was eligible to receive $3,693,247 in funding. One of our first decisions was determining that we wanted to provide this funding to enrolled students across several terms. The information below outlines Indian Hills’ rationale, decisions, and processes for distribution of the ARP funds to students for expenses related to COVID-19 for the 2021 Winter Term.

•  Indian Hills determined that we would take a multi-faceted approach to awarding the funding. Our first process was to provide a portion of the ARP funding as quickly as possible to a large group of students. We also determined that we would like to reserve a portion of monies in order to provide additional funding, via an application process, to students who did not receive the automatic funding. Students who received the automatic disbursement were not eligible to apply for additional monies for 21/WI term funding.
• We asked our Information Technology staff to provide us with a listing of students that were enrolled in a degree seeking program in our 21/Winter Term as of December 4th, 2021, the day after the last drop date for 21/Winter. This listing included the student’s FAFSA Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). The initial list included 1588 students.
  • The list was then reduced to only students with EFC of $10,000 or less, which included 980 students. These 980 students were awarded $75 for every credit hour they were enrolled in as of December 4th, 2021. This resulted in a total of $707,625 that was awarded to students. Checks were processed and mailed on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022.
  • On Wednesday, February 9th, students who did not receive the automatic funding were sent an email with a link to the CARES application, in which they could apply for Winter Term CARES funding. These students were also awarded $75 per credit hour based on their enrollment on December 4th, 2021.
  • From February 9th, through March 1st, 2022, applications were reviewed. An additional 273 students who did not receive the automatic disbursement submitted applications and were approved to receive $75 per credit hour for a total of $207,900.
  • From February 8th - March 1st, 2022, Indian Hills distributed $915,525 to 1253 students.

 

January 10, 2022

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (December 2021)

 

January 5, 2022

Indian Hills Community College (Indian Hills) has completed the necessary paperwork to receive federal funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. (HEERF) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. (CARES)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) which was signed in to law on March 11, 2021 provides funds to institutions of higher education. These emergency grants are used to assist with any component of the student’s costs of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the COVID -19 pandemic, such as tuition, food, housing, health care or child care.

With the proclamation of the American Rescue Plan, Indian Hills was eligible to receive $3,693,247 in funding. One of our first decisions was determining that we wanted to provide this funding to enrolled students across several terms. The information below outlines Indian Hills’ rationale, decisions, and processes for distribution of the ARP funds to students for expenses related to COVID-19 for the 2021 Fall Term.

• Indian Hills determined that we would take a multi-faceted approach to awarding the funding. Our first process was to provide a portion of the ARP funding as quickly as possible to a large group of students. We also determined that we would like to reserve a portion of monies in order to provide additional funding, via an application process, to students who did not receive the automatic funding. Students who received the automatic disbursement were not eligible to apply for additional monies for 21/FA term funding.
• We asked our Information Technology staff to provide us with a listing of students that were enrolled in a degree seeking program in our 21/Fall Term as of September 14th, the day after the last drop date for 21/Fall. This listing included the student’s FAFSA Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). The initial list included 3385 students.
  • The list was then reduced to only students with EFC of $10,000 or less, which included 1059 students. These 1059 students were awarded $100 for every credit hour they were enrolled in as of September 14th. This resulted in a total of $1,001,700 that was awarded to students. Checks were processed and mailed on Thursday, October 14th, 2021.
  • On Thursday, October 7th, students who did not receive the automatic funding were sent an email with a link to the CARES application, in which they could apply for Fall Term CARES funding. These students were also awarded $100 per credit hour based on their enrollment on September 14th, 2021.
  • From October 18th, through December 31st, 2021, applications were reviewed. An additional 219 students who did not receive the automatic disbursement submitted applications and were approved to receive $100 per credit hour for a total of $218,040.
  • From October 14th – December 31st, Indian Hills distributed $1,219,740.00 to 1278 students.

 

October 7, 2021

Indian Hills Community College (Indian Hills) has completed the necessary paperwork to receive federal funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. (HEERF) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. (CARES)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III) authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) which was signed in to law on March 11, 2021 provides funds to institutions of higher education. These emergency grants are used to assist with any component of the student’s costs of attendance or for emergency costs that arise due to the COVID -19 pandemic, such as tuition, food, housing, health care or child care.

With the proclamation of the American Rescue Plan, Indian Hills was eligible to receive $3,693,247 in funding. One of our first decisions was determining that we wanted to provide this funding to enrolled students across several terms.  The information below outlines Indian Hills’ rationale, decisions, and processes for distribution of the ARP funds to students for expenses related to COVID-19 for the 2021 Summer Term.  We will continue to update this narrative as we process funds to students during our Fall, Winter and Spring terms.

• Indian Hills determined that we would take a multi-faceted approach to awarding the funding. Our first process was to provide a portion of the ARP funding as quickly as possible to a large group of students. We also determined that we would like to reserve a portion of monies in order to provide additional funding, via an application process, to students who did not receive the automatic funding. Students who received the automatic disbursement were not eligible to apply for additional monies for 21/SU term funding.
• We asked our Information Technology staff to provide us with a listing of students that were enrolled in a degree seeking program in our 21/Summer term as of July 16, the day after the last drop date for 21/Summer. This listing included the student’s FAFSA Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). The initial list included 887 students.
• The list was then reduced to only students with EFC of $10,000 or less, which included 527 students. These 527 students were awarded $70 for every credit hour they were enrolled in as of July 16^th. This resulted in a total of $305,375 that was awarded to students.  Checks were processed and mailed on Thursday, August 5th, 2021.
• On Monday, August 9th, students who did not receive the automatic funding were sent an email with a link to the CARES application, in which they could apply for Summer Term CARES funding. These students were also awarded $70 per credit hour based on their enrollment on July 16, 2021.
• From August 9^th, through September 14th, 2021, applications were reviewed. Fifty students who did not receive the automatic disbursement submitted applications and were approved to receive $70 per credit hour for a total $26,740.
• As of September 30, 2021 Indian Hills has distributed $332,115 to 577 students.
  
  

October 6, 2021

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (October 2021)

October 6, 2021

Revised Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (June 2021)

July 8, 2021

Indian Hills Community College has completed the necessary paperwork to receive federal funds through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund. (HEERF) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. (CARES)

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF II) authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) which was signed in to law on December 27, 2020 provides funds to institutions of higher education. These emergency grants are used to assist with any component of the student’s costs of attendance or for emergency costs that arise do to coronavirus, such as tuition, food, housing, health care or child care.

• With the proclamation of the CRRSAA Act, Indian Hills was eligible to receive $1,099,829 in funding for students. We determined that we would take a multi‐faceted approach in awarding the funding with our first focus being to provide a portion of the CRRSAA funding as quickly as possible to a large group of students. We also determined that we would like to reserve a portion of monies in order to provide additional funding, via an application process, to students
  with greater or continued need.
• We asked our Information Technology staff to provide us with a listing of students that were enrolled in a degree seeking program in our 21/Spring term as of the capture date, which was March 10, 2021. This listing included the student’s FAFSA Estimated Family Contribution (EFC). The initial list included 1,448 students.
• The list was then reduced to only students with EFC of $10,000 or less, which included 949 students. Students were awarded as follows:
  • EFC 0 ‐ $1427 received $1200 – 573 students = $687,600
  • EFC $1428 – 2854 received $900 – 82 students = $73,800
  • EFC $2855 – 4282 received $600 – 65 students = $39,000
  • EFC $4283 – 5712 received $300 – 77 students = $23,100
  • EFC $5713 – 10,000 received $200 – 152 students = $30,400
• A total of $853,900 was awarded to a total of 949 students in the initial distribution. On Thursday, April 8, 2021, checks were processed and mailed distributing the first round of funds. We developed the application for additional funding for students with greater need and posted it to our website on April 19, 2021. An email was sent to all current degree seeking students letting them know about the application availability.
• From April 19th thru June 30th, 2021, Indian Hills has awarded an additional $241,054 in funding to students in need via the application process.
• Thru June 30, 2021, Indian Hills has awarded $1,094,954 to 964 students from HEERF II funding.
• As of July 31, 2021, Indian Hill has awarded $1,099,829 to 1003 students from HEERF II funding.  This will expend our total student allocation of HEERF II funding.

July 8, 2021

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (July 2021)

June 30, 2021

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (June 2021)

April 7, 2021

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (March 2021)

January 8, 2021

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (December 2020)

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reporting (September 2020)

OCTOBER 8, 2020

As of September 30, 2020 Indian Hills has awarded $1,099,829 in CARES Act funds directly to students impacted by COVID-19.  These funds represent the entire allocation Indian Hills was eligible to receive for this piece of the CARES Act.  Indian Hills had approximately 1,653 students enrolled during the spring term and we awarded 1,182 eligible students CARES Act funding based solely on the number of credit hours they were enrolled.  We also utilized an application process for students needing additional funding and were able to provide 195 students much needed additional funding. 

August 13, 2020

Since late June, Indian has provided an additional $200,454 in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) to approximately 80 students.  To date, Indian Hills has disbursed $1,092,847 in CARES funds directly to students to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to Coronavirus. 

July 9, 2020

Indian Hills has applied for and will be eligible to receive $1,099,829 in Institutional funding from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund of the CARES Act.

To date Indian Hills has requested and received $555,516.97 in funding.  These funds have been used to reimburse the College for refunds made to students for tuition, housing and meal plans. Additionally, the College has asked for reimbursement for expenses related to moving to online delivery of classes, i.e. additional Zoom licensing and increased Wi-Fi capabilities along with other technology related hardware/software products.  These items and others are all in preparing for, preventing and responding to disruption caused by COVID-19.

June 30, 2020 update

Indian Hills Community College will be open for the Fall 2020 Academic Term for face-to-face, online and live virtual learning formats.  The college will continue to provide face-to-face and virtual assistance to support students throughout their learning process. 

The college is offering Indian Hills Your Way for the fall term and allowing students to choose the format that works best for their learning style and personal safety.  Many classes will be offered in multiple formats, but some programs and courses may require a student to attend face-to-face on campus or in a clinical setting.  Courses will be offered during the Fall 2020 Academic Term in the following formats:

• Face-to-Face on-campus learning will offer the same great faculty and learning opportunities that students received prior to COVID-19, except there will be fewer students in each class. Face-to-face class sizes will be limited to accommodate for proper social distancing and safety measures.
• Live Virtual Learning (search LVL in WebAdvisor) gives students all of the benefits of face-to-face courses with the flexibility to “attend” from anywhere.  Students who take LVL courses may attend on campus (as space allows) or login at the same time each day for a live lecture, group work or virtual learning activities using Zoom.
• Online learning (Search WWW in WebAdvisor) provides students with even more flexibility by allowing them to complete coursework on their own time and online students are not required to attend live lectures or class sessions. Students who take online courses may watch pre-recorded lectures or participate in discussion boards as part of their coursework.

Students who have questions about the different learning formats or need guidance in selecting the best format for their educational need should contact the OneStop at [email protected] or at 641.683.5262 to schedule a face-to-face or Zoom meeting with an academic advisor.

 

June 25, 2020 update

Indian Hill Community College is continuing to provide students with much needed funding through our CARES application.  As of late June, we have processed an additional $146,648 to 107 applicants that have utilized our CARES application!

May 13, 2020 Update

The following services will open with modified hours and reduced capacity beginning Wednesday, May 27:

• Ottumwa and Centerville Campus Libraries
  • Open Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• County Service Centers
  • Jefferson County Service Center
    • Open Monday and Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Keokuk County Service Center
    • Open Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Mahaska County Service Center
    • Open Monday and Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Monroe County Service Center
    • Open Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Ottumwa Main Campus English Language Learning (ELL) Center
  • Open Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

• Ottumwa Campus Testing Center
  • Open by appointment only. Individuals with testing needs should contact the Testing Center at chuck.[email protected] or at 641.683.5233 to schedule an appointment.

All areas are open only to 2020 summer term students.  Students and staff will be screened prior to entry and masks will be required until further notice. 

 

May 2, 2020 UPDATE

Due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests in Wapello County, Indian Hills Community College has postponed all small group labs that were scheduled for the week of May 4-7.  Students who had labs scheduled for next week should not report to campus.  Faculty will communicate directly with students to make plans going forward. 

 

April 30, 2020 update

Information regarding Indian Hills Community College’s rationale, decisions, and processes for distribution of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Higher Education Economic Relief Fund (HEERF) funds to provide students with emergency financial aid grants for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19 can be found here.  Click here to see more. 

Indian Hills Community College has received $1.1 million in federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to address the financial need that students face because of disruption in college operations due to COVID-19.

According to federal guidelines, these funds must be distributed to credit students who are eligible for federal financial aid and were not enrolled exclusively in an online program.

Indian Hills will distribute the first round of funds in the following way:

• Students enrolled in credit courses in the spring term and who are eligible for federal financial aid will receive a check from Indian Hills CARES. The amount of this check will be based on $65 per credit hour for the number of credits in which the student was enrolled as of March 13, 2020.
• These checks will be mailed on April 30, 2020 to each eligible student’s permanent address.
• Students should use the Indian Hills CARES funds to cover expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to Coronavirus. Eligible expenses include food, housing, course materials, technology, healthcare, transportation, and childcare.
• Students who believe they may be eligible but who have not completed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), should complete the 2019-20 FAFSA (Indian Hills School Code: 008298) as soon as possible. Eligible students will be contacted by the Financial Aid department within three business days. 
  • Students may receive help in filing the FAFSA by calling the Educational Opportunity Center at 641.683.5315 or emailing [email protected].

Students who feel they have additional financial need caused by the disruption in college operations due to COVID will have the opportunity to apply for additional funds.  The Indian Hills CARES application will be available starting May 6, 2020. 

 

April 23, 2020 update

At this time, Indian Hills Community College administration and faculty are making plans for students to complete spring classes. Faculty are organizing ways for students in courses with lab components to practice and demonstrate the learning outcomes necessary for course completion.

Beginning May 4

• Courses without a lab component will finish in an online or virtual format. Students should continue to follow directions from faculty. 
• For courses with lab components, faculty will communicate details and scheduling with students to accommodate individual circumstances.
  • Some courses will finish with virtual labs or virtual clinical experiences. 
  • Some students will be given the opportunity to come to campus individually or in small groups to complete labs where competencies must be demonstrated.
    • Health screenings and safety measures will be implemented to help ensure student and faculty safety while on campus.
    • Numbers of students and faculty on campus will be minimized.

Residence halls will remain closed through the end of the spring term. After working with faculty to establish lab times, students who need assistance with housing arrangements should contact Jamarco Clark, Director, Student Life at 641-680-1155.

 

April 16, 2020 update

Many summer term courses will also be held in alternative methods of delivery.  Changes to summer term schedules will be made before registration opens on April 21.

The Indian Hills graduation ceremonies will be held in a virtual format.  The ceremony for students who attend the Centerville Campus will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at 7 p.m.  The ceremony for students who attend the Ottumwa Campus, North Campus, County Service Centers or online will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020, at 7 p.m.  All prospective 2020 spring and summer graduates should complete the Virtual Graduation form. 

 

March 31, 2020 update

Indian Hills Community College will observe the regularly scheduled Spring Break April 6-9, 2020. 

On April 13, classes will resume in the recently developed alternative formats (online, zoom, simulation) established by each faculty member.

Classes that are meeting in a completely virtual environment will finish the Spring Term in that format. Students must follow the instructions given by the faculty member for each class. 

Students in classes which contain lab and clinical components will receive information about those labs and clinicals from their instructors for each class. Some labs may resume in a face-to-face format beginning on May 4. Students must follow the instructions given by the faculty member for each class.

Students remaining in the on-campus residence halls will receive direction from the Student Development Office. 

 

MARCH 24, 2020 UPDATE

Indian Hills Community College continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations of Governor Reynolds, the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). 

The college has made the following decisions in the best interest of the campus community:

• Effective at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, all Indian Hills Community College courses and labs will move to a variety of online formats through April 13, 2020. Faculty members will continue to communicate with students regarding plans for online coursework.
• Due to moving all labs and courses to a variety of online formats, Indian Hills is closing the on-campus residence halls until further notice. Students who have the ability to move out of the residence halls and to a permanent residence are asked to check out of the residence halls by March 29, 2020.  Students who do not have the ability to move to a permanent residence must complete an application for exception in their eRezLife account.  Students living in the on-campus residence halls should check their Indian Hills email for further information.    
• The Indian Hills Dining Facilities are still offering carry-out meals with revised hours.
• The following services are closed through April 13, 2020, but still offering virtual assistance:
  • Indian Hills Libraries – [email protected]
  • Indian Hills Pothoven Academic Success Center – [email protected]
  • Indian Hills Educational Opportunity Center by appointment – 641.683.5315 or [email protected]
  • Indian Hills Student Support Services – 641.683.5246 or [email protected]
  • Disability Services - [email protected]
• The following services are closed through April 13, 2020:
  • Indian Hills County Service Centers
  • Indian Hills Testing Center
  • Indian Hills Bookstore
  • Indian Hills Regional Entrepreneurship Center
• Due to COVID-19, Indian Hills Community College has suspended all interviews through April 13, 2020. Applicants will be notified after April 13 if interviews will be rescheduled/scheduled at that time. 

 

MARCH 20, 2020 UPDATE

At this time, Indian Hills is working to move all new student orientations to an online format.  Please watch for email communications from your program director and academic advisor in the next few days.

To comply with the Governor’s statement, Indian Hills strongly recommends that students, staff and faculty who have traveled for business or spring break self-quarantine for 14 days.  Students or staff should communicate with faculty or their direct supervisor about completing assigned projects during the self-quarantine period.

 

MARCH 19, 2020 UPDATE

Beginning Monday, March 23, 2020, The Indian Hills Testing Center will be closed to all third-party testing.  Third-party testing includes, but is not limited to: PSI, Pearson Vue, FAA, Pesticide, Iowa Department of Revenue and Scantron.  If you have questions regarding an upcoming test or scheduled appointment, please contact the Testing Center at 641.683.5142 or at [email protected].

 

MARCH 18, 2020 UPDATE