Northeastern Junior College

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#11076 / #2936
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Sterling, Colorado, U.S.

Northeastern Junior College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2936
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$5,923
Graduation rate
59%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
786

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About Northeastern Junior College

According to Wikipedia, Northeastern Junior College is a public community college in Sterling, Colorado. It is a member college of the Colorado Community College System. Academics The college offers over 80 programs of study, with classes held at the campus or online. In addition to traditional course offerings, the college offers classes in agriculture, cosmetology, nursing, and wind energy technology.

Northeastern Junior College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
73%59%

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 Northeastern Junior College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$5,923
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,114
30K - 48K$9,772
48K - 75K$9,863
75K - 110K$16,276
110K+$20,684

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 Northeastern Junior College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Northeastern Junior College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,805 a year, and 89% 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.

Northeastern Junior College's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
1,9311,931

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

Where is Northeastern Junior College?

Northeastern Junior College is located at 100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751-2944.

How Safe is Northeastern Junior College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Northeastern Junior College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Northeastern Junior College has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property crime rate of 0.12%. Sterling has a violent crime rate of 0.41% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.98%. 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); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Northeastern Junior College Known For?

Northeastern Junior College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Northeastern Junior College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Northeastern Junior 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

Medical
#8633
World Rank
#8635
Historical Rank
#2457
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #2457 in the U.S. and #8633 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Biology
#9951
World Rank
#9967
Historical Rank
#2523
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #2523 in the U.S. and #9951 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Communications
#9467
World Rank
#9482
Historical Rank
#2589
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #2589 in the U.S. and #9467 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#11466
World Rank
#11471
Historical Rank
#3103
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #3103 in the U.S. and #11466 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6727
World Rank
#6729
Historical Rank
#3153
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #3153 in the U.S. and #6727 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Business
#12418
World Rank
#12418
Historical Rank
#3399
USA Rank

Northeastern Junior College ranks #3399 in the U.S. and #12418 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees