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.
Northland Pioneer College was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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NPC is ranked #561 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 NPC held the #1,768 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Northland Pioneer 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.
At NPC, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Northland Pioneer College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 40% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Northland Pioneer 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 2,700 undergraduates at NPC with 524 being full-time and 2,176 being part-time.
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 NPC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for NPC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2251 E. Navajo Blvd., Holbrook, AZ 86025-0610 |
| Phone: | 800-266-7845 |
| Website: | www.npc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | 157 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 157 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 68 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 56 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 46 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 41 | NA |
| Nursing | 38 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 27 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 22 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 18 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,417 students took at least one online class at Northland Pioneer College. This is a decrease from the 1,435 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,417 | 923 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,435 | 1,049 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,792 | 1,518 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,556 | 974 |
Learn more about online learning at Northland Pioneer 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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