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North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho·Public, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·nic.edu
6-yr Graduation
38%
—
Total enrollment
4,585
peer median 3,984
Avg net price
$10,575
-$118 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
38%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

17.5pp gap
Pell recipients
27%64 of 240
Non-Pell (all)
45%166 of 373
Subsidized loan, no Pell
41%11 of 27
No Federal Aid
45%155 of 346

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 91 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 86 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
91
Passing
5
5.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

91programs
  • Passing5 · 5.5%
  • No Data86 · 94.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
86

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.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.7%
$44,810 vs $34,808
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+31.6%
$45,801 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+44.3%
$50,238 vs $34,808
Computer Programming
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+52.4%
$53,056 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.1%
$83,221 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,000 debt · $44,810 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$9,000 debt · $45,801 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$11,963 debt · $75,888 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$12,451 debt · $83,221 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$6,799 debt · $47,957 earn
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
11%
$5,500 debt · $52,093 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1947Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 25

  1. Feb 2026Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Jan 2026Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. May 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Apr 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  5. Feb 2025Removal of Show Cause Status
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,775
$30–48k$9,741
$48–75k$10,577
$75–110k$14,496
$110k+$15,845

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,575
-$117vs Community College median $10,693
Federal loans
15.6%
In-state tuition
$3,396
Out-of-state
$8,736

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,405 students received $5.9M in Pell grants, alongside $4.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,405
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.9M
$5,881,604 total
Direct Loans
$4.3M
1,196 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
636 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
554 loan awards
Parent PLUS$70K
6 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 969 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
969
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.0%
2017
14.6%
2018
8.8%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at North Idaho College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs83
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

618 total completions
01Liberal Arts
31450.8%
02Health Professions
13421.7%
03Business
528.4%
04Computer Sciences
243.9%
05Visual/Performing Arts
213.4%
06Public Admin
182.9%
07Mechanic
162.6%
08Engineering
152.4%
09Education
121.9%
10Family/Consumer Sci
121.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,585
12-mo unduplicated
5,710
Undergraduate
5,710
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%2,282
Women
60%3,428

Race / ethnicity composition

White
75.0%
Hispanic
8.9%
Two or more
6.1%
Unknown
4.2%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%
Black
1.3%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
145
63 M · 82 W
Women athletes
56.6%
Athletic aid
$2.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.2M
$1.4M
Recruiting expense
$29K
$11K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
27 M · 24 W
$1.5M
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$1.2M
Wrestling
31 M · —
$621K
Softball
— · 22 W
$807K
Golf
9 M · 8 W
$579K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$462K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.50
2 offenses · 3,979 students

3-year trend

1.532 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.50Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus1
  • Non-campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs43
Liquor012

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
121

North Idaho College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North Idaho College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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 Idaho College
38%—4,585$10,575Community College
Salt Lake Community College
——27,437$9,804Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
——3,790$13,997Community College
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
——3,914$10,810Community College
Jamestown Community College
——4,054$9,850Community College
Coconino Community College
——2,524$13,996Community College
Peer group median38%—3,984$10,693

Institutions like North Idaho College

Explore the federal data for institutions in North Idaho College's comparison group.

IPEDS

North Idaho College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
reporting [at] nic.edu
Phone
(208) 769-3300
Address
875 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814

The Institutional Research function provides NIC with data to support national reporting projects, state reporting projects, institutional planning, defined action projects, and division, program, department and course analysis needs.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Chris Brueher
    Institutional Research Director
  • Nashea Noble
    Institutional Research Senior Data Analyst
  • Lucy Hein
    Institutional Research Data Assistant

Common Data Set

North Idaho College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Student–faculty ratio
15:1
01

Academic Experience

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
15:1

Key faculty indicators.

02

Transfer Path

Transfer admissions

D1
Applied
458
Admitted
337
Enrolled
191

458 transfer applicants → 337 admitted (73.5%) → 191 enrolled

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about North Idaho College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about North Idaho College.

What is the graduation rate at North Idaho College?

North Idaho College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend North Idaho College?

North Idaho College reports a total enrollment of 4,585 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at North Idaho College?

The average net price at North Idaho College is $10,575 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is North Idaho College located?

North Idaho College is located in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814-2199.

Who runs Institutional Research at North Idaho College?

North Idaho College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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