Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.1-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.
Of 33 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 15.2%
- No Data28 · 84.8%
- 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 · 1
Action history · 3
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Sep 2021Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
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, 436 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M 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 262 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.5%) defaulted within three years — below 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 NWICC
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 · 2
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.
NWICC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions NWICC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorthwest Iowa Community College | 58% | — | 1,907 | $14,800 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,808 | $11,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,482 | $8,770 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,794 | $12,798 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,331 | $16,140 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,794 | $16,017 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 58% | — | 2,119 | $13,799 |
Institutions like NWICC
Explore the federal data for institutions in NWICC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeIowa
Northeast Iowa Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,808Net price$11,272View data - Community CollegeIowa
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,482Net price$8,770View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Pine Technical & Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,794Net price$12,798View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Minnesota State College Southeast
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,331Net price$16,140View data - Community CollegeKansas
Flint Hills Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,794Net price$16,017View data
NWICC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page contains information about the Northwest Iowa Community College Fact Book, which includes various sections such as general information, history, campus locations, organizational structure, and program offerings. The Fact Book was compiled by Institutional Advancement and Enrollment Services and includes detailed data on enrollment trends, financial aid, student outcomes, and more.
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