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North Country Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, North Country Community College is ranked #1,727 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when North Country Community College held the #1,980 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into North Country Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at North Country Community College is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 North Country Community College is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 49% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at North Country 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 1,602 undergraduates at North Country Community College with 652 being full-time and 950 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,393 | $12,914 | $15,540 | $18,440 | $18,870 |
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 North Country Community College, 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 North Country Community College, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $5,293 a year. That adds up to $21,172 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for North Country Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 23 Santanoni Avenue, Saranac Lake, NY 12983-0089 |
| Phone: | 518-891-2915 |
| Website: | www.nccc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 40 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial Studies | 35 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 30 | NA |
| Nursing | 27 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 12 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 12 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 8 | NA |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 7 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 3 | 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, 488 students took at least one online class at North Country Community College. This is a decrease from the 618 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 488 | 223 |
| 2021-2022 | 618 | 273 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,519 | 930 |
| 2018-2019 | 392 | 18 |
Learn more about online learning at North Country 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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