Northwest Iowa Community College

Overview

Rankings

• #1 Best Nursing Colleges in Iowa
• #1 Best Trade Schools
• #2 Best Community Colleges for Nursing
• #2 Best Computer Science Colleges in Iowa
• #2 Best Data Science Colleges in Iowa
• #3 Best Community Colleges
• #3 Best Online Colleges in Iowa
• #4 Best Colleges in Iowa

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Northwest Iowa Community College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Northwest Iowa Community College, located in Sheldon, Iowa, enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 57%.

Retention Rate

73%

Full-Time Faculty

100%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$6,361

Student–Faculty Ratio

15:1

Diversity Index

0.44

First-Gen Students

35%

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Northwest Iowa Community College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Northwest Iowa Community College is $7,650, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $14,800. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $10,368 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $9,500 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$7,350

Out-of-State

$7,650

Avg Net Price

$14,800

Median Debt

$9,500

Pell Grant Rate

16%

Federal Loan Rate

13%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Northwest Iowa Community College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Northwest Iowa Community College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Northwest Iowa Community College earn a median of $50,776, roughly in line with the national average for college graduates.

6 Years After Entry

$49,635

8 Years

$49,362

10 Years

$50,776

Debt-to-Earnings

0.19x

Earning > $25K

75%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Northwest Iowa Community College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Northwest Iowa Community College is a genuine engine of upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 1.61%, well above the typical college. About 7.2% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 22.4% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $62,900, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

1.61%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

22.4%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

7.2%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$85,459

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$4,858,269

Federal Grants

$1,971,219

Investment Income

$332,065

Top Programs

The fields Northwest Iowa Community College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Health Professions 34% $59,931 early-career
• Construction Trades 22% $69,715 early-career
• Business & Marketing 10% $35,271 early-career
• Humanities 10%
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 10% $57,547 early-career
• Computer Science & IT 5%
• Precision Production 3%
• Transportation 1%

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.