Northland Community and Technical College Overview

Northland Community and Technical College is a public institution situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The surrounding location of Thief River Falls is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Northland Community and Technical College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Northland Community and Technical College is the undergraduate certificate.
• In 2021-2022, 59% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Northland Community and Technical College with a bachelor's degree make about $43,159 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Northland Community and Technical College?

Contact details for Northland Community and Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1101 Hwy One East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Phone:	218-793-2800
Website:	www.northlandcollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Northland Community and Technical College?

You can apply to Northland Community and Technical College online at: www.northlandcollege.edu/apply/

Since Northland Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Northland Community and Technical 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 Northland Community and Technical College, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $5,738 a year. That adds up to $22,952 over four years for those students.

Northland Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,716 undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College, with 919 being full-time and 1,797 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 919 full-time undergraduates at Northland Community and Technical College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northland Community and Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	734
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

Over 16 countries are represented at Northland Community and Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Cameroon, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Northland Community and Technical College

In 2022-2023, 1,296 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northland Community and Technical College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	63%
Customer Service Management	67%
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	40%
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	30%
Office Administration	29%

Northland Community and Technical College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	47	0	103	150
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	138	0	138
Agricultural Economics & Business	36	0	46	82
Nursing	0	71	0	71
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	18	7	16	41
Allied Health Professions	0	32	0	32
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	23	8	31
Business Administration & Management	30	0	0	30
Computer Systems Networking	5	17	0	22
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	8	14	22
General Sales & Marketing	3	17	0	20
Teaching Assistants	8	11	0	19
General Business/Commerce	0	18	0	18
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	1	15	16
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	10	2	14
Precision Metal Working	3	0	11	14
Carpentry	0	0	13	13
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	0	13	13
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	5	5	10
Criminal Justice & Corrections	1	9	0	10
Accounting	0	6	1	7
Plumbing & Water Supply	0	0	7	7
General Agriculture	3	0	3	6
Industrial Production Technology	6	0	0	6
Animal Science	0	5	0	5
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	5	0	0	5
Fire Protection	0	3	0	3
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	2	0	2
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	1	0	1
Health Sciences & Services	0	1	0	1
Intelligence & Command Control Operations	0	0	1	1
Agricultural Mechanization	0	0	0	0
Agricultural Production	0	0	0	0
Plant Sciences	0	0	0	0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Health & Physical Education	0	0	0	0
Other Homeland Security	0	0	0	0
Ground Transportation	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	167	385	258	810

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.