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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?

856 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Northland Community and Technical College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • In 2019-2020, 64% of the faculty were full-time.

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Northland Community and Technical College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Northland Community and Technical College has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#102 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 Northland Community and Technical College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#5 Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#49 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#75 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Northland Community and Technical College has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#5 Best Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician Schools College Factual
#16 Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Nursing Degree Search
#19 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools College Factual
#22 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#34 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools College Factual
#97 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools College Factual

Where Is Northland Community and Technical College?

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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?

56% Take Out Loans
11.2% 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 Northland Community and Technical College, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,143 a year. That adds up to $20,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northland Community and Technical College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Northland Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,092 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,962 undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College, with 1,092 being full-time and 1,870 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,092 full-time undergraduates at Northland Community and Technical College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 18
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 63
White 877
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 66

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

855 Took All Classes Online
1,422 Took At Least One Class Online
2.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 1,422 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Northland Community and Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northland Community and Technical College was 2.5%. This is the #1,618 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northland Community and Technical College regardless of major.

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
Accounting 67%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 53%
Allied Health Professions 44%
Business, Management & Marketing 10%
Education 61%
General Agriculture 95%
General Business/Commerce 32%
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 13%
Teaching Assistants 61%
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 20%

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

Major Growth Rate Rank
Agricultural Mechanization #4
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair #12
Intelligence & Command Control Operations #27
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences #33
General Agriculture #38
Mechanic & Repair Technologies #43
Teaching Assistants #43
General Sales & Marketing #55
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #67
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #143
Health Sciences & Services #173
Allied Health Professions #181
Business Support & Assistant Services #287
General Business/Commerce #347

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%.

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 64 0 110 174
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 138 0 138
Nursing 0 65 0 65
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 31 8 12 51
Allied Health Professions 0 47 3 50
Computer Systems Networking 13 23 0 36
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 7 22 29
General Business/Commerce 0 28 0 28
Teaching Assistants 11 17 0 28
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 19 4 23
Health & Medical Administrative Services 4 14 5 23
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 20 20
General Agriculture 10 0 9 19
Business Administration & Management 19 0 0 19
Precision Metal Working 5 0 14 19
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 16 0 0 16
General Sales & Marketing 3 11 0 14
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 12 12
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 9 3 12
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 1 10 11
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 0 10 10
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 10 0 10
Accounting 0 7 2 9
Carpentry 0 0 9 9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 8 0 0 8
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 3 3 6
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 4 0 4
Health Sciences & Services 0 4 0 4
Fire Protection 0 4 0 4
Animal Science 0 3 0 3
Industrial Production Technology 1 0 0 1
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 0 0 1 1
Agricultural Mechanization 0 0 0 0
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0
Ground Transportation 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 185 422 249 856

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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