by our College Data Analytics Team
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Northland Community and Technical College was awarded 18 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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Northland Community and Technical College landed the #712 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Northland Community and Technical College held the #1,507 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Northland Community and Technical College is also ranked #27 out of 52 schools in Minnesota.
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Since Northland Community and Technical 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.
The student to faculty ratio at Northland Community and Technical College is about average at 14 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.
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 Northland Community and Technical College is 59%. 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 Northland Community and Technical College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,962 undergraduates at Northland Community and Technical College with 1,092 being full-time and 1,870 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,097 | $12,156 | $12,693 | $16,669 | $17,532 |
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 Northland Community and Technical 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 Northland Community and Technical College, approximately 41% of students took out student loans averaging $5,749 a year. That adds up to $22,996 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Northland Community and Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1101 Hwy One East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701 |
| Phone: | 218-793-2800 |
| Website: | www.northlandcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 150 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 138 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 138 | NA |
| Agricultural Economics & Business | 82 | NA |
| Nursing | 71 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 41 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 32 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 31 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 30 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking | 22 | 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, 1,296 students took at least one online class at Northland Community and Technical College. This is a decrease from the 1,390 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,296 | 737 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,390 | 899 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,422 | 855 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,470 | 906 |
Learn more about online learning at Northland Community and Technical 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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