Northland Community & Technical College

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#16836 / #4277
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Education organization in Thief River Falls, United States

Northland Community & Technical College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#4277
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$6,589
Graduation rate
51%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
1,554

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About Northland Community & Technical College

According to Wikipedia, Northland Community & Technical College is a public community college with campuses in Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Northland also has an aerospace site in Thief River Falls and a satellite site in Roseau, Minnesota. Northland offers certificates, diplomas, transfer courses, two-year degrees in more than 80 areas of study, workforce training and education programs. The two campuses serve over 4,000 full and part-time students. The college also has an NJCAA athletics program with the nickname Pioneers and are a member of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference. Northland is a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system or Minnesota State System, the fourth-largest system of two-year colleges and four-year universities in the United States, and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

Northland Community & Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
70%51%

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 Northland Community & Technical College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$6,589
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$14,912
30K - 48K$14,676
48K - 75K$17,436
75K - 110K$20,887
110K+$23,913

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 Northland Community & Technical College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Northland Community & Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,659 a year, and 91% 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.

Northland Community & Technical College's Demographics

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

Student BodyUnder-Grads
3,2613,261

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

Where is Northland Community & Technical College?

Northland Community & Technical College is located at 1101 Hwy One East, Thief River Falls, MN 56701.

How Safe is Northland Community & Technical College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Northland Community & Technical 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, Northland Community & Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Thief River Falls has a violent crime rate of 0.10% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.43%. 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 Northland Community & Technical College Known For?

Northland Community & Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Northland Community & Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Northland Community & Technical 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

Computer Science
#10071
World Rank
#10080
Historical Rank
#2689
USA Rank

Northland Community & Technical College ranks #2689 in the U.S. and #10071 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Biology
#12528
World Rank
#12541
Historical Rank
#3393
USA Rank

Northland Community & Technical College ranks #3393 in the U.S. and #12528 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Business
#13759
World Rank
#13759
Historical Rank
#3721
USA Rank

Northland Community & Technical College ranks #3721 in the U.S. and #13759 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Medical
#13784
World Rank
#13785
Historical Rank
#3859
USA Rank

Northland Community & Technical College ranks #3859 in the U.S. and #13784 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#14606
World Rank
#14611
Historical Rank
#3874
USA Rank

Northland Community & Technical College ranks #3874 in the U.S. and #14606 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees