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North Iowa Area Community College is a public institution situated in Mason City, Iowa. The location of North Iowa Area Community College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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North Iowa Area Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at North Iowa Area Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
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Where Is North Iowa Area Community College?

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Contact details for North Iowa Area Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 College Dr, Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 641-423-1264
Website: www.niacc.edu

How Do I Get Into North Iowa Area Community College?

You can apply to North Iowa Area Community College online at: www.niacc.edu/academics/register-for-classes/

North Iowa Area Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford North Iowa Area Community College?

39% Take Out Loans
11.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At North Iowa Area Community College, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $4,294 a year. That adds up to $17,176 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at North Iowa Area Community College is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

North Iowa Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,285 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,681 undergraduate students at North Iowa Area Community College, with 1,285 being full-time and 1,396 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,285 full-time undergraduates at North Iowa Area Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of North Iowa Area Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 12
Black or African American 61
Hispanic or Latino 94
White 1,045
International Students 36
Other Races/Ethnicities 37

Over 30 countries are represented at North Iowa Area Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan.

Online Learning at North Iowa Area Community College

432 Took All Classes Online
2,681 Took At Least One Class Online
9.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,681 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at North Iowa Area Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 8th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of North Iowa Area Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at North Iowa Area Community College was 9.7%. This is the #1,244 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at North Iowa Area Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

North Iowa Area Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 17 11 9 37
Agricultural/Farm Supplies Retailing and Wholesaling 0 11 0 11
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 2 3 4 9
Entrepreneurship 3 4 0 7
Accounting 3 3 0 6
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 0 4 4
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 0 0 4 4
Agricultural Economics 0 0 0 0
Insurance 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 25 32 21 78

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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