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North Hennepin Community College Overview

North Hennepin Community College is a public institution situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The suburban atmosphere of Brooklyn Park makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

What Is North Hennepin Community College Known For?

1,295 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at North Hennepin Community College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 45% of the faculty were full-time.

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North Hennepin Community College Rankings

North Hennepin Community College is ranked #274 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

North Hennepin Community College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#142 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#190 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at North Hennepin Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Computer Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Music Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Legal Support Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#92 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards North Hennepin Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#8 Best Criminal Justice & Police Science Schools College Factual
#19 Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools College Factual
#37 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#39 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual
#43 Best Computer Science Schools Computer Science Degree
#102 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual

Where Is North Hennepin Community College?

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Contact details for North Hennepin Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 7411 85Th Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
Phone: 763-488-0391

How Do I Get Into North Hennepin Community College?

You can apply to North Hennepin Community College online at: https://www.nhcc.edu/admissions/admissions-steps

As long as you submit the requested materials to North Hennepin Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford North Hennepin Community College?

23% Take Out Loans
12.4% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At North Hennepin Community College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,707 a year. That adds up to $22,828 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Hennepin Community College is 12.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

North Hennepin Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,876 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,756 undergraduate students at North Hennepin Community College, with 1,876 being full-time and 3,880 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,876 full-time undergraduates at North Hennepin Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Hennepin Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 327
Black or African American 440
Hispanic or Latino 145
White 781
International Students 68
Other Races/Ethnicities 115

Over 39 countries are represented at North Hennepin Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at North Hennepin Community College

3,774 Took All Classes Online
4,938 Took At Least One Class Online
65.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 4,938 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Hennepin Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 7th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of North Hennepin Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Hennepin Community College was 65.4%. This is the #523 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at North Hennepin Community College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of North Hennepin Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Support & Assistant Services 92%
Business, Management & Marketing 35%
Entrepreneurial Studies 14%
General Business/Commerce 3%
General Sales & Marketing 33%
Marketing 25%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at North Hennepin Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at North Hennepin Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Construction Trades #4
Building Management & Inspection #4
Computer Science #28
Management Information Systems #35
Marketing #46
Finance & Financial Management #50
Entrepreneurial Studies #68
General Business/Commerce #102
Accounting #170
Computer & Information Sciences #248
Business Administration & Management #388

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

North Hennepin Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Business Support & Assistant Services 317 0 0 317
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 292 0 292
General Business/Commerce 83 21 0 104
Accounting 73 21 0 94
Business Administration & Management 50 40 0 90
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 63 0 63
Computer Programming 62 0 0 62
Nursing 0 48 0 48
Computer Science 0 29 0 29
Legal Support Services 0 16 12 28
Building Management & Inspection 16 0 4 20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 15 0 15
General Education 0 14 0 14
Human Services 0 14 0 14
Design & Applied Arts 0 11 0 11
Management Information Systems 0 10 0 10
Health Sciences & Services 0 9 1 10
General Biology 0 8 0 8
Marketing 0 8 0 8
Entrepreneurial Studies 2 5 0 7
General Engineering 0 7 0 7
Construction Management 0 6 0 6
Romance Languages 5 0 0 5
Health & Physical Education 0 5 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 1 3 4
Music 0 4 0 4
General Sales & Marketing 3 0 0 3
American Sign Language 3 0 0 3
Mathematics 0 3 0 3
Finance & Financial Management 0 2 0 2
General English Literature 2 0 0 2
Chemistry 0 2 0 2
Fine & Studio Arts 0 2 0 2
Writing Studies 0 1 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 1 0 1
Drama & Theater Arts 0 1 0 1
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 616 659 20 1,295

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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