Northland Community and Technical College Business Programs

Northland Community and Technical College is a public institution situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Thief River Falls draws many to the area.

Northland Community and Technical 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 Northland Community and Technical College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#11	Most Popular Agricultural Economics Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Northland Community and Technical College?

Contact details for Northland Community and Technical College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1101 Hwy One East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Phone:	218-793-2800
Website:	www.northlandcollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Northland Community and Technical College?

You can apply to Northland Community and Technical College online at: www.northlandcollege.edu/apply/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Northland Community and Technical College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Northland Community and Technical College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northland Community and Technical College, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $5,143 a year. That adds up to $20,572 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northland Community and Technical College is 11.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Northland Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,962 undergraduate students at Northland Community and Technical College, with 1,092 being full-time and 1,870 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,092 full-time undergraduates at Northland Community and Technical College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northland Community and Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	18
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	877
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Over 16 countries are represented at Northland Community and Technical College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Cameroon, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Northland Community and Technical College

In 2019-2020, 1,422 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northland Community and Technical College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 16th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Northland Community and Technical College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northland Community and Technical College was 2.5%. This is the #1,444 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northland Community and Technical College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Northland Community and Technical College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Northland Community and Technical College.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	#29
General Sales & Marketing	#55
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	#197
Business Support & Assistant Services	#287
General Business/Commerce	#347
General Business/Commerce	#347

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%.

Northland Community and Technical College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	0	28	0	28
Office Administration	17	0	0	17
Special Products Marketing Operations	16	0	0	16
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	3	11	0	14
Farm/Farm & Ranch Management	0	0	12	12
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	7	2	9
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	3	3	6
Customer Service Management	2	0	0	2
TOTAL	38	49	17	104

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.