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Northeast is ranked #1,723 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northeast held the #1,797 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 42 colleges in Alabama, Northeast is ranked at #30.
See all of the rankings for Northeast Alabama Community College.
If you are worried about getting into Northeast Alabama Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Northeast Alabama 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northeast Alabama Community College is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Northeast Alabama Community College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,530 undergraduates at Northeast with 969 being full-time and 1,561 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $637 | $123 | $2,321 | $6,138 | $9,660 |
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 Northeast, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northeast, approximately 14% of students took out student loans averaging $1,811 a year. That adds up to $7,244 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Northeast Alabama Community College.
Contact details for Northeast are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 138 Highway 35, Rainsville, AL 35986 |
| Phone: | 256-638-4418 |
| Website: | https://www.nacc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 314 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 294 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 111 | NA |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 70 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 64 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 39 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 35 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 34 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 25 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 24 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,893 students took at least one online class at Northeast Alabama Community College. This is an increase from the 1,799 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,893 | 807 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,799 | 756 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,083 | 1,549 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,634 | 433 |
Learn more about online learning at Northeast Alabama 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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