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Northwest Iowa Community College Overview

Located in Sheldon, Iowa, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public institution. Northwest Iowa Community College is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

What Is Northwest Iowa Community College Known For?

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  • The student loan default rate at Northwest Iowa Community College is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Northwest Iowa Community College is the associate's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 29% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Northwest Iowa Community College makes roughly $50,140 a year. This is 23% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Northwest Iowa Community College?

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Contact details for Northwest Iowa Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 603 W Park St, Sheldon, IA 51201
Phone: 712-324-5061
Website: www.nwicc.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest Iowa Community College?

You can apply to Northwest Iowa Community College online at: https://nccbound.com/apply/

Northwest Iowa 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 Northwest Iowa Community College?

33% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northwest Iowa Community College, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,459 a year. That adds up to $21,836 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest Iowa Community College is 1.5%. 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.

Northwest Iowa Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

562 Full-Time Undergraduates
38% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,716 undergraduate students at Northwest Iowa Community College, with 562 being full-time and 1,154 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 562 full-time undergraduates at Northwest Iowa Community College, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 40
White 480
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 21

Over 3 countries are represented at Northwest Iowa Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Honduras, Ghana, and Philippines.

Online Learning at Northwest Iowa Community College

755 Took All Classes Online
1,133 Took At Least One Class Online
8.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,133 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 14th 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 Northwest Iowa Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest Iowa Community College was 8.3%. This is the #1,448 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwest Iowa 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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