Northland Community and Technical College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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.
Of 62 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 54 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 12.9%
- No Data54 · 87.1%
- 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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 3
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jan 2020Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Sep 2018Grant 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, 818 students received $3.7M in Pell grants, alongside $3.9M in federal Direct Loans.
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 2,342 borrowers who entered repayment, 86 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at NCTC
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 · 5
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
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.
NCTC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions NCTC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorthland Community and Technical College | 56% | — | 2,631 | $13,975 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,148 | $10,046 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,174 | $10,432 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,731 | $9,082 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,572 | $10,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,645 | $12,556 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 56% | — | 3,161 | $10,352 |
Institutions like NCTC
Explore the federal data for institutions in NCTC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMinnesota
Ridgewater College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,148Net price$10,046View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Minnesota North College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,174Net price$10,432View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
South Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,731Net price$9,082View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Hennepin Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,572Net price$10,272View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Minnesota State Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,645Net price$12,556View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Northland Community and Technical College.
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NCTC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Delivering the data and insights that power informed action.
Visit IR office page- Katlyn TamaaliiDirector of Institutional Research & Grants
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