by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Northeastern Junior College was awarded 10 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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NJC is ranked #918 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 NJC held the #1,779 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NJC is also ranked #17 out of 31 schools in Colorado.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Northeastern Junior College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Northeastern Junior College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Northeastern Junior College is 100%. This is higher than 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 Northeastern Junior College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,293 undergraduates at NJC with 692 being full-time and 601 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,268 | $10,215 | $13,374 | $16,129 | $17,612 |
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 NJC, 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 NJC, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,250 a year. That adds up to $21,000 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for NJC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751-2944 |
| Phone: | 970-521-6600 |
| Website: | www.njc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 148 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 85 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 73 | NA |
| Accounting | 57 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 31 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 26 | NA |
| Nursing | 20 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 19 | NA |
| Agricultural Production | 18 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 15 | 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, 316 students took at least one online class at Northeastern Junior College. This is a decrease from the 413 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 316 | 141 |
| 2021-2022 | 413 | 111 |
| 2020-2021 | 263 | 109 |
| 2018-2019 | 225 | 87 |
Learn more about online learning at Northeastern Junior 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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