Educating Our Students...
- 74 programs of study
- 62% of students are female
- 38%* part-time
- 3.9%* ethnic minorities
- Nearly 2,230 current high school students enrolled in NICC courses
- Average age of students: 25.7*
- 60%* of all students enroll in vocational programs (40% in Arts and Science transfer programs)
Northeast Iowa was served by
NICC last year....
- 7,033 students in credit programs
- 26,788 lifelong learners in personal/professional development courses (non-credit courses)
- 1,528 students enrolled in customized training for business and industry
- 1,173 Adult Basic Education (ABE) students, high school GED students, and English as a Second Language (ESL) learners
- 188 children served at NICC’s Child Development Centers
- 206 alternative high school students
NICC By the Numbers
Impacting Our Communities
Impacting Our Communities
- $82.4 million is NICC’s annual impact on Northeast Iowa
- 87% of NICC graduates live, work and pay taxes in Northeast Iowa
- $40 million in business training since 1985
- 10,277 new jobs created since 1985 through 260E New Jobs Training Agreements
- 9,600 graduates in health fields such as
nursing, respiratory care and radiologic technology since 1966 - $4.84 million in college tuition saved last year by students taking NICC courses while in high school
- 16% of all area high school students enroll at NICC the summer or fall after high school graduation
- Nearly 24,000 students have graduated from NICC since 1966
- 92% of graduates employed or continuing their education six months after graduation
- $3.1 million awarded in scholarships since 1988
- New programs like Gas Utilities address critical workforce shortages
- Regional Academy for Math and Science (RAMS) and West Central Charter School address needs of our rural schools and challenge students academically
- A Biotechnology program is being developed to attract and retain business and industry on the cutting edge
- The Dairy Center and the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety play large roles in growing Iowa's economy
- Business Accelerator provides advisory and networking opportunities for enterpreneurs
- 2 NICC instructors, Jim Brimeyer and Cheryl Donlon, named Iowa Professor of the Year*
- 100% board of nursing pass rate for practical nurses and 88% for associate degree nursing graduates from NICC (state averages are 93% and 85% respectively)
- 2,037 students inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa international honor society since 1997
- 3.24 is the average incoming GPA of NICC students transferring to the Regents universities (The average GPA for all Iowa community college transfer students is 3.06)