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Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Northland Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 2,631 students in fall 2024. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Northland Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 62 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Welding Technology. It awarded 617 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,631
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
617
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
62
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 62

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
Health Professions 18
Business, Management and Marketing 9
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Precision Production 1
Construction Trades 3
Engineering Technologies 5
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Education 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Military Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 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
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
328
Certificates under 1 year
113
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
149
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,631
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,631
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,500
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
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
75%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
42%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Shari Olson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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