Northern Marianas College
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Public 4-year Remote town
Overview
Located in Saipan, the Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Marianas College is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,239 students. It is a land-grant institution.
Northern Marianas College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 11 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Education, General. It awarded 327 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.
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Delivery modes
Program levels
Programs and majors offered 11
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
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate 109 graduates
Business, Management and Marketing 3
- Business Administration and Management AssociateBachelor 78 graduates
- Business/Commerce Associate 17 graduates
- Hospitality Administration/Management CertificateAssociate 8 graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Certificate 26 graduates
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Associate 18 graduates
- Fire Science CertificateAssociate 2 graduates
Health Professions 2
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate 18 graduates
- Registered Nursing Associate 12 graduates
Education 1
- Education, General Bachelor 27 graduates
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
- Natural Resources/Conservation Associate 12 graduates
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
- 73%
- First-year retention, part-time students
- 50%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 23:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Bachelor's degrees
- 58
- Associate degrees
- 225
- Certificates under 1 year
- 18
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 26
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 1,239
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 1,239
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 71%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 1,393
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 68%
- 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
- 63%
- Men
- 37%
- White
- 1%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 1%
- Asian
- 41%
- Two or more races
- 7%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- 37%
- International (U.S. nonresident)
- 9%
- Race or ethnicity unknown
- 4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
- Students studying fully online
- 4%
- Students taking some online courses
- 75%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Remote town
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Carnegie classification
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
- President
- Galvin Deleon Guerrero
- Services and opportunities
- Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
- For veterans and service members
- Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact