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Northeastern Junior College is a public institution located in Sterling, Colorado. Sterling is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Northeastern Junior College?

Contact details for NJC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751-2944
Phone:	970-521-6600
Website:	www.njc.edu

How Do I Get Into NJC?

You can apply to NJC online at: https://www.njc.edu/admissions

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

Can I Afford Northeastern Junior 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 NJC, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,142 a year. That adds up to $20,568 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NJC is 2.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northeastern Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,392 undergraduate students at NJC, with 710 being full-time and 682 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 710 full-time undergraduates at NJC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	145
White	466
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Over 15 countries are represented at NJC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Canada, and France.

Online Learning at Northeastern Junior College

In 2020-2021, 413 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NJC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of NJC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northeastern Junior College was 11.1%. This is the #934 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NJC 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%.

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.