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North Idaho College

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Public 2-year Small city

Overview

North Idaho College is a public two-year institution in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,585 students.

North Idaho College offers certificates and associate degrees across 83 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Criminal Justice/Police Science. It awarded 1,360 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

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 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,585
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,360
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
83
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 83

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 2
Health Professions 14
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 3
Precision Production 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Education 3
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 3
Construction Trades 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering Technologies 2
History 1
Physical Sciences 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
English Language and Literature 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
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
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
689
Certificates under 1 year
111
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
557
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,585
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,585
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,710
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
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
60%
Men
40%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
45%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Nick Swayne
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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