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North Idaho College

North Idaho College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Coeur d'Alene, ID. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,736 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,296 and it offers 64 programs(1 online programs). By program type, it has 2 12-weeks certificate, 14 1-year certificate, 46 2-years certificate, 2 4-years certificate, and 97 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,469 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at North Idaho College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at North Idaho College is $8,736 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
North Idaho College offers the alternative tuition plans .
60% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,074 (exclude student loans).
NIC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,736
Average Financial Amount$3,074

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

North Idaho College offers 64 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,469 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at North Idaho College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate2033
Less than 1 Year Certificate14063
2 Years Certificate460634
4 Years Certificate205
Total6401,469

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 33 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 63 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 634 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 5 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 734 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Business [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕30-
Total33
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕10-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician✕13-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕0-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕13-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Business/Commerce✕11-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕2-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕1-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✕1-
Total63
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕6-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Industrial Technology/Technician✕0-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕6-
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD✕0-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 527 completers$22,700
General Studies✕527-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Outdoor Education✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕10-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕10-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕6-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕6-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕4-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕1-
Welding Technology/Welder✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Digital Arts✕3-
Graphic Design✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕1-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕0-
Medical Reception/Receptionist✕0-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕0-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕0-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕5-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕7-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕0-
Medical Informatics✕0-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕18-
Business [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕2-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕3-
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕1-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕0-
Restaurant/Food Services Management✕0-
Resort Management✕0-
Total634
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Digital Arts✕4-
Total5
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕0-
Environmental Science✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕2-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕10-
Journalism✕3-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication✕1-
Public Relations/Image Management✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕15-
Computer Science✕5-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕2-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕6-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Education✕10-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕9-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Engineering Science✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician✕4-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕0-
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD✕0-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕7-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕4-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕0-
Child Development✕8-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Pre-Law Studies✕6-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕0-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕4-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 4 completers-
English Language and Literature✕4-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 296 completers-
General Studies✕296-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Botany/Plant Biology✕0-
Microbiology✕2-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕0-
Zoology/Animal Biology✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Mathematics✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Outdoor Education✕2-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Philosophy✕6-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Astronomy✕0-
Astronomy and Astrophysics (other)✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Physics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Psychology✕12-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕14-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕2-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting✕4-
Human Services [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Social Work✕29-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Anthropology✕4-
Political Science and Government✕4-
Sociology✕4-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕0-
Electrician✕0-
Building Construction Technology✕3-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology✕4-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕4-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕6-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician✕5-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕2-
Welding Technology/Welder✕10-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕4-
Graphic Design✕9-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕3-
Photography✕1-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)✕0-
Music✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 113 completers-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist✕0-
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist✕0-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller✕3-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕1-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕4-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant✕8-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕13-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕8-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕8-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕2-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕0-
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development✕0-
Physical Therapy/Therapist✕2-
Medical Informatics✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕64-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 55 completers-
Business/Commerce✕9-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕35-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary✕2-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕1-
Resort Management✕0-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0-
History [+] ✕ 7 completers-
History✕7-
Total734

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,296 students are attending at North Idaho College. There are 147 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 207 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 495 (full-time) and 441 (part-time).
The graduation rate of North Idaho College is 28% and transfer-out rate is 16%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.
NIC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,296
Graduation Rate28%
Number of Faculty354
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at NIC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,579 students enrolled into North Idaho College. By gender, 1,756 male and 2,823 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for North Idaho College.
Student Population By Gender
North Idaho College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5791,7562,823
Full-time1,735825910
Part-tme2,8449311,913
There are 3,530 White (77.09%), 35 Black/African American (0.76%), 334 Hispanic (7.29%), 54 Asian (1.18%), and 953 students with other races attending North Idaho College. 13 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at North Idaho College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5791,7562,823
American Indian/Native American461333
Asian541737
Black/African American351619
Hispanic334139195
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander734
White3,5301,3362,194
Two More19681115
Un-Known364144220
Non-resident Alien1376
North Idaho College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,247 students (27.23% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,049 students (44.75% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for North Idaho College.
Distance Learning Student Population at North Idaho College
Number of Students
Total4,579
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,247
Enrolled Some Online Courses2,049
Not in Online Courses1,283
By age range, at North Idaho College, 979 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.38% of total students), 2,360 students are aged below 20 (51.54%), 159 students are aged above 50 (3.93%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at North Idaho College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,5791,7562,823
Under 181,224486738
Age 18-191,136495641
Age 20-21581249332
Age 22-24398141257
Age 25-29437153284
Age 30-3428698188
Age 35-3919556139
Age 40-4916344119
Age 50-64902070
Over 64691455

Directory and Accreditation Information

North Idaho College is accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (9/1/1947 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of North Idaho College.
1000 West Garden Avenue, Coeur d'Alene, ID
208-769-3300
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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