by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Northeast Community College was awarded 306 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health/medical prep programs.
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Northeast is ranked #1,172 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Northeast also holds the #13 spot on the Best Colleges in Nebraska ranking.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Northeast 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Northeast 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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northeast Community College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Northeast Community College is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,105 undergraduates at Northeast with 1,913 being full-time and 3,192 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,320 | $7,170 | $9,339 | $12,069 | $13,135 |
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.
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 Northeast, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $4,741 a year. That adds up to $18,964 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Northeast is 5.0%. 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.
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Contact details for Northeast are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 801 E Benjamin, Norfolk, NE 68702-0469 |
| Phone: | 402-371-2020 |
| Website: | https://northeast.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,059 students took at least one online class at Northeast 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,059 | 933 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,799 | 629 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,039 | 892 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,062 | 906 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,920 | 819 |
Learn more about online learning at Northeast 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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