unitid 154129 · Sheldon, IA · public 2-year · town (remote)
Northwest Iowa Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,674
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
864
24th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
16%
undergrads on Pell grants
9th pctl among public 2-years
completion
58%
finish within 150% time
88th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,414
92nd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$14,800
after aid, aided students
95th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$50,776
after entry, Title IV students
97th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,500
37th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $10,368 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k19%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k26%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $43,488
- First-generation students
- 35%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,350
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 64 | $110,999 | $5,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 49 | $41,727 | $8,414 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 38 | $51,400 | $15,499 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 35 | $57,723 | $20,886 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 26 | $76,903 | $12,000 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 23 | $88,391 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 23 | $51,849 | $11,326 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 17 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 14 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 14 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 8 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.