About
North Florida College is a public community college in Madison, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It enrolls around 1,200 students and serves six rural counties in North Florida: Madison, Hamilton, Lafayette, Jefferson, Suwannee, and Taylor.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 24 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 22 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 8.3%
- No Data22 · 91.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 20
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 574 students received $2.7M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at North Florida College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
North Florida College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions North Florida College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorth Florida College | 59% | — | 1,268 | $1,799 | Baccalaureate |
Alamance Community College | — | — | 4,827 | $16,465 | Community College |
Angelina College | — | — | 3,890 | $8,900 | Community College |
Cape Fear Community College | — | — | 14,082 | $5,416 | Community College |
Central Carolina Community College | — | — | 5,882 | $616 | Community College |
Cleveland Community College | — | — | 1,558 | $414 | Community College |
Florida Gateway College | — | — | 2,921 | $2,915 | Baccalaureate |
Grayson College | — | — | 4,324 | $4,984 | Community College |
Jefferson State Community College | — | — | 9,240 | $9,024 | Community College |
John C Calhoun State Community College | — | — | 9,119 | $7,336 | Community College |
Lake-Sumter State College | — | — | 5,810 | $5,742 | Baccalaureate |
South Florida State College | — | — | 2,880 | $4,443 | Baccalaureate |
The College of the Florida Keys | — | — | 1,025 | $13,818 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 59% | — | 4,324 | $5,416 |
North Florida College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to increasingly improve the NFC culture of evidence and assessment by supporting systematic review of institutional performance. This mission promotes intentional educational excellence by providing comprehensive and timely data, which is reliable, accessible, and informs administration and faculty decision-making to further institutional improvement of instruction, student services, and administrative practices.
Visit IR office page- Dani MaysDirector of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
- Cheri GreenAssociate Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
- Jean Brandies
- Lauren Churchwell
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFact Book2023The Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness at North Florida College supports systematic review of institutional performance, offering comprehensive data to guide decision-making for instructional, student services, and administrative improvements. The Fact Book covers metrics such as student achievement and graduate statistics, focusing on enhancing educational excellence.nfc.edu
- Strategic planNorth Florida College Strategic Plan2020North Florida College's strategic plan was approved in January 2020 by the District Board of Trustees, initiating a five-year cycle from 2020 to 2025. The plan focuses on meeting the needs of students and the community and aligns with the college's mission and values. The strategic planning process includes annual reviews and adjustments to ensure the institution upholds its commitment to educational excellence.nfc.edu
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