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Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, Nebraska Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Mid-Plains Community College is a public two-year institution based in North Platte, Nebraska. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,140 students in fall 2024.

Mid-Plains Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 21 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 390 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Mission

Transforming lives through exceptional learning opportunities for individual student success

Mission statement as reported by Mid-Plains Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,140
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
390
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
21
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 21

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Health Professions 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Construction Trades 2
  • Electrician CertificateAssociate Online option 15 graduates
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate Online option 4 graduates
Precision Production 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
282
Certificates under 1 year
49
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
59

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,140
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,140
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,877
Full-time, 2024-25
25%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
21
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
28%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Mr. Ryan Purdy
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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