North Iowa Area Community College offers 86 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 14 major programs - 10 Certificate and 4 Associate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,653 for Iowa residents and $9,551 for out-of-state students.
Total 599 students out of total 2,662 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 116 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
North Iowa Area Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | North Iowa Area Community College |
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| Type | 2-4 Year, Public |
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| Address | 500 College Dr, Mason City, IA |
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| Online Students | 599 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,078 Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | In-State$6,653
Out-of-State$9,551 |
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| Student to Faculty | 23:1 (4.35%) |
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| Online Degree Programs |
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| Total | 14 Programs |
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| Certificate | 10 Programs |
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| Associates | 4 Programs |
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2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at North Iowa Area Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $6,653 and $9,551 for non-Iowa residents.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $193 for Iowa residents and $290 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.
Online Programs By Area of Study
North Iowa Area Community College offers 86 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 14 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Certificates, 4 Associates.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
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| Online Programs | 10 | 4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Overall Programs | 39 | 47 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 2 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 73 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Human Services | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Business Administration and Management | 3 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Accounting | 5 |
5 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
3 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
7 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Insurance | NOT OFFERED |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Distance Learning Program Student Population
At North Iowa Area Community College, there are 2,662 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,677 students were attending classes through distance learning (599 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,078 are enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,662 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,078 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 985 |
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By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 599 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 584 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 9 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 | |
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| Iowa Resident | 584 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 9 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 6 |
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Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 599 | |
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| Degree/Certificate Seeking | 142 |
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| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | 457 |
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