Northwest Iowa Community College Ranking Badges

Northwest Iowa Community College earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 5 in the top 5%, 2 in the top 10% and 5 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 185 in Top Ranked for Electronics Maintenance & Repair, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 5
Highest placement: #3 of 185, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 76
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Northwest Iowa Community College Earned?

Northwest Iowa Community College holds 12 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 5 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. These badges come from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	5
Top 10%	2
Top 15%	5
Total	12

What Is Northwest Iowa Community College Known For?

Northwest Iowa Community College is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 3 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Electronics Maintenance & Repair, Electrical & Power Installation and Precision Metal Working.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best	✓
Highest Paid Graduates (Iowa)		✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Computer Software Applications
Most Focused	✓

Construction Trades

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Electrical & Power Installation
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Mechanic & Repair Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 5%
Top Ranked		✓
Electronics Maintenance & Repair
Top Ranked		✓
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
Top Ranked	✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Precision Metal Working
Top Ranked	✓

How Does Northwest Iowa Community College Rank for Veterans?

Northwest Iowa Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,844 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 38%).

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Northwest Iowa Community College appears in 76 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.