North Iowa Area Community College Overview

North Iowa Area Community College is a public institution located in Mason City, Iowa. Mason City is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is North Iowa Area Community College Known For?

• The highest award offered at North Iowa Area Community College is the associate's degree.
• For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is North Iowa Area Community College?

Contact details for North Iowa Area Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	500 College Dr, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone:	641-423-1264
Website:	www.niacc.edu

How Do I Get Into North Iowa Area Community College?

You can apply to North Iowa Area Community College online at: www.niacc.edu/academics/register-for-classes/

North Iowa Area Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford North Iowa Area Community College?

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 Iowa Area Community College, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $4,931 a year. That adds up to $19,724 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Iowa Area Community College is 5.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

North Iowa Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,482 undergraduate students at North Iowa Area Community College, with 1,173 being full-time and 1,309 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,173 full-time undergraduates at North Iowa Area Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	956
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	44

Over 30 countries are represented at North Iowa Area Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan.

Online Learning at North Iowa Area Community College

In 2020-2021, 2,071 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 28th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of North Iowa Area Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Iowa Area Community College was 9.7%. This is the #1,404 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at North Iowa Area Community College regardless of major.

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%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.