Northwest Iowa Community College

Online Program Overview

Northwest Iowa Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Sheldon, Iowa. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,110 for Iowa residents and $7,410 for other students on average.

It offers 38 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 16 programs - 8 Certificate, 8 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Northwest Iowa Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	603 W Park St, Sheldon, IA
Online Students	765 Enrolled Online Exclusively 416 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,110 Out-of-State$7,410
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	16 Programs
Certificate	8 Programs
Associates	8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest Iowa Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $7,110 and $7,410 for non-Iowa residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $201 for Iowa residents and $211 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$6,240	$6,390	$6,540	$6,870	$7,110
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$6,540	$6,690	$6,840	$7,170	$7,410

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$173	$178	$183	$194	$201
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$183	$188	$193	$204	$211

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest Iowa Community College offers 38 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 16 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Certificates, 8 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
Online Programs	8	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	19	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	8	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	16	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest Iowa Community College, there are 1,811 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,181 students were attending classes through distance learning (765 students are enrolled exclusively and 416 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,811
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	765
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	416
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	630

By student location, out of a total of 765 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 706 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 58 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.