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Northeast Community College

Northeast Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Norfolk, NE. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $5,130 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,583 and it offers 36 programs(5 online programs). By program type, it has 24 1-year certificate, 12 2-years certificate, and 75 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 972 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Northeast Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northeast Community College is $5,130 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.
Northeast Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
71% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,693 (exclude student loans).
Northeast CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$5,130
Average Financial Amount$2,693

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Northeast Community College offers 36 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 972 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Northeast Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate244107
2 Years Certificate121110
Total365972

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 107 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 110 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 755 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕4-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician✕4-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕3-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)✕13-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 44 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕17-
Information Technology✕7-
Informatics✕3-
Computer Programming (other)✕5-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager✕3-
Computer Support Specialist✕9-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✔4-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕13-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕2-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕3-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine✕5-
Business [+] ✔ 7 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Accounting✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✔1-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✔4-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
Real Estate✕1-
Insurance✔0-
Total107
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers$37,300
Dairy Husbandry and Production✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕11-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD✕4-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕2-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕6-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 39 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕4-
Welding Technology/Welder✕35-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕41-
Business [+] ✔ 7 completers-
Business/Commerce✔3-
Accounting✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
Total110
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 68 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕12-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management✕3-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕3-
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services (other)✕4-
Animal Sciences✕10-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕13-
Pre-Veterinary Studies✕4-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕19-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕5-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕2-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)✕11-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕15-
Computer Science✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science✕0-
Education [+] ✔ (3 completers) 66 completers-
Education✔1-
Elementary Education and Teaching✔34-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕7-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔23-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Engineering✕11-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 34 completers-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology✕18-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD✕15-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 1 completers-
English Language and Literature✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ (2 completers) 76 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔62-
General Studies✔14-
Library Science [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Library and Archives Assisting✔0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Mathematics✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
International/Global Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕9-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕7-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Chemistry✕1-
Physics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 14 completers-
Psychology✔14-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (2 completers) 34 completers-
Corrections✔5-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✔29-
Human Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Social Work✕4-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Social Sciences✔0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 65 completers-
Electrician✕15-
Lineworker✕35-
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)✕15-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 56 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕10-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕10-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕9-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician✕27-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Graphic Design✕7-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕3-
Music Performance✕1-
Music Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 139 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕7-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕1-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕13-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕5-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕10-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕0-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕1-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕0-
Pre-Dentistry Studies✕3-
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies✕2-
Pre-Pharmacy Studies✕1-
Pre-Nursing Studies✕51-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕8-
Public Health✕0-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕1-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕36-
Business [+] ✔ 86 completers-
Business/Commerce✔15-
Business Administration and Management✔47-
Accounting✕19-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
Total755

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,583 students are attending at Northeast Community College. There are 129 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 144 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 (5.88%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 370 (full-time) and 173 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Northeast Community College is 52% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 71% at the school.
Northeast CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,583
Graduation Rate52%
Number of Faculty273
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1

Student Population at Northeast CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,345 students enrolled into Northeast Community College. By gender, 2,875 male and 2,470 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northeast Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Northeast Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3452,8752,470
Full-time1,9091,022887
Part-tme3,4361,8531,583
There are 4,242 White (79.36%), 58 Black/African American (1.09%), 562 Hispanic (10.51%), 44 Asian (0.82%), and 998 students with other races attending Northeast Community College. 67 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northeast Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3452,8752,470
American Indian/Native American441925
Asian441529
Black/African American582929
Hispanic562238324
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander303
White4,2422,3281,914
Two More832855
Un-Known24218557
Non-resident Alien673334
Northeast Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
933 students (17.46% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,126 students (21.07% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Northeast Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Northeast Community College
Number of Students
Total5,345
Enrolled Online Exclusively933
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,126
Not in Online Courses3,286
By age range, at Northeast Community College, 944 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.66% of total students), 2,937 students are aged below 20 (54.95%), 314 students are aged above 50 (10.59%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Northeast Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,3452,8752,470
Under 181,329513816
Age 18-191,608888720
Age 20-21666340326
Age 22-24278140138
Age 25-29300171129
Age 30-34278166112
Age 35-3922315271
Age 40-49347245102
Age 50-6428323251
Over 6431265
Age Un-Known220

Directory and Accreditation Information

Northeast Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1979 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northeast Community College.
801 E Benjamin, Norfolk, NE
402-371-2020
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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