Northeast Iowa Community College Nursing Programs
Located in Calmar, Iowa, Northeast Iowa Community College is a public institution. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of NICC.
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Northeast Iowa 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.
NICC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.
Rank | Ranking Name | Share |
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#18 | Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Tweet It - Post It |
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NICC.
Where Is Northeast Iowa Community College?

Contact details for NICC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1625 Hwy 150, Calmar, IA 52132-0400 |
Phone: | 844-642-2338 |
How Do I Get Into NICC?
You can apply to NICC online at: www.nicc.edu/admissions/apply/
Can I Afford Northeast Iowa Community College?
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 NICC, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $4,733 a year. That adds up to $18,932 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NICC is 13.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
Northeast Iowa Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 1,036 full-time undergraduates at NICC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeast Iowa Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 26 |
Hispanic or Latino | 36 |
White | 905 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 60 |
Over 8 countries are represented at NICC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Dominican Republic, New Zealand, and Bangladesh.
Online Learning at Northeast Iowa Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at NICC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of NICC
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northeast Iowa Community College was 43.4%. This is the #458 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NICC 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%.
Northeast Iowa Community College Nursing Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | 93 | 93 |
Registered Nursing | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 93 | 93 |
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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