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Northwest Iowa Community College
Sheldon, IA · Public · 864 students · mostly associate degrees
24th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$14,800
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,414
Graduation rate
58%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$50,776
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$9,500
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
33 programsElectrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma64 grads/yr$96,897Electrician · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$82,018Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation · Associate's Degree3 grads/yr$72,286Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$66,319Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree35 grads/yr$64,337Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma38 grads/yr$63,862Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$61,907Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma16 grads/yr$61,481General Studies · Associate's Degree49 grads/yr$44,666
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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