Online Degrees and Programs at Northwest Iowa Community College

Online Program Overview

Northwest Iowa Community College offers 39 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 19 major programs - 11 Certificate and 8 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $7,110 for Iowa residents and $7,410 for out-of-state students.

Total 765 students out of total 1,811 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 123 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northwest Iowa Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwest Iowa Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address603 W Park St, Sheldon, IA
Online Students765 Enrolled Online Exclusively
416 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$7,110
Out-of-State$7,410
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Online Degree Programs
Total19 Programs
Certificate11 Programs
Associates8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest Iowa Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $7,110 and $7,410 for non-Iowa residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $200 for Iowa residents and $210 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$6,240$6,390$6,540$6,870$7,110
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$6,540$6,690$6,840$7,170$7,410
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$173$178$183$194$200
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$183$188$193$204$210

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest Iowa Community College offers 39 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 19 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Certificate, 8 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs118NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2019NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Northwest Iowa Community College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design5 3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist6 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 49 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business Administration and Management13 2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting5 6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest Iowa Community College, there are 1,811 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,181 students were attending classes through distance learning (765 students are enrolled exclusively and 416 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,811
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses765
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses416
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses630

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 765 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 706 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 58 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses765
Iowa Resident706
Other State In U.S.58
Outside of U.S.1
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses765
Degree/Certificate Seeking195
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking570
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