by our College Data Analytics Team
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Colorado Northwestern Community College was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental hygiene/hygienist.
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College Factual ranked CNCC as #1,262 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when CNCC held the #1,746 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
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Since Colorado Northwestern Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Colorado Northwestern Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Colorado Northwestern Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 37% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Colorado Northwestern Community College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 993 undergraduates at CNCC with 431 being full-time and 562 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,566 | $10,640 | $6,021 | $15,712 | $15,927 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CNCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 CNCC, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,907 a year. That adds up to $23,628 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for CNCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 500 Kennedy Drive, Rangely, CO 81648-3598 |
| Phone: | 970-675-2261 |
| Website: | www.cncc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 68 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 46 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 34 | NA |
| Nursing | 30 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 21 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 17 | NA |
| Air Transportation | 16 | NA |
| Other Agriculture | 8 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 8 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 4 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 342 students took at least one online class at Colorado Northwestern Community College. This is an increase from the 288 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 342 | 173 |
| 2021-2022 | 288 | 146 |
| 2020-2021 | 247 | 120 |
| 2018-2019 | 206 | 102 |
Learn more about online learning at Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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