Northeast Iowa Community College

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#13547 / #3557
Global Influence / U.S. Influence

Northeast Iowa Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3557
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$7,020
Graduation rate
55%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,697

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About Northeast Iowa Community College

According to Wikipedia, Northeast Iowa Community College is a public community college with two main campuses in Iowa, one in Calmar and one in Peosta. The college serves the Iowa counties of Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, Winneshiek, Dubuque, and Delaware counties. It also includes sections of Bremer, Buchanan, Jones, Jackson, and Mitchell counties. NICC also has a satellite campus in downtown Dubuque.

Northeast Iowa Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
62%55%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Northeast Iowa Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$7,020
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$10,255
30K - 48K$10,176
48K - 75K$11,535
75K - 110K$11,481
110K+$17,165

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Northeast Iowa Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Northeast Iowa Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,267 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Northeast Iowa Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
5,5715,571

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Northeast Iowa Community College?

Northeast Iowa Community College is located at 1625 Hwy 150, Calmar, IA 52132-0400.

How Safe is Northeast Iowa Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Northeast Iowa Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Northeast Iowa Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is Northeast Iowa Community College Known For?

Northeast Iowa Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Northeast Iowa Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Northeast Iowa Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#4753
World Rank
#4755
Historical Rank
#2322
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #2322 in the U.S. and #4753 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Nursing
#6530
World Rank
#6530
Historical Rank
#2528
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #2528 in the U.S. and #6530 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Computer Science
#10550
World Rank
#10559
Historical Rank
#2845
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #2845 in the U.S. and #10550 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Medical
#10842
World Rank
#10845
Historical Rank
#3016
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #3016 in the U.S. and #10842 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Biology
#11396
World Rank
#11409
Historical Rank
#3020
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #3020 in the U.S. and #11396 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Education
#11485
World Rank
#11490
Historical Rank
#3110
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #3110 in the U.S. and #11485 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
History
#11780
World Rank
#11788
Historical Rank
#3436
USA Rank

Northeast Iowa Community College ranks #3436 in the U.S. and #11780 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees