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Northwest Iowa Community College

Sheldon, Iowa Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Sheldon, Iowa, Northwest Iowa Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,907 students in fall 2024.

Northwest Iowa Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 23 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Lineworker, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 450 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 10 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

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 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,907
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
450
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
23
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 23

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

Health Professions 6
Construction Trades 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Education 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
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
228
Certificates under 1 year
32
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
190

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,907
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,907
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,743
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
61%
Men
39%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
50%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
John Hartog
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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