Northeast Community College is a public community college located in Norfolk, NE. It offers 117 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 26 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Northeast Community College is $3,840 for Nebraska residents and $5,130 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Nebraska public community colleges' average ($4,721).

The school has 5,583 students, which is higher than Nebraska community collleges' average (2,277). In addition, 932 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (13 to 1) of Nebraska community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Northeast Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Nebraska community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,840$5,130
Books & Supplies$1,211
On-Campus Living Costs$11,098
Off-Campus Living Costs$11,121
Average Financial Aid$3,770
Cost of Attendance$16,149$17,439
After Financial Aid$12,379$13,669
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Nebraska ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Northeast Community College$3,840$5,130
Public Community Colleges in Nebraska$3,954$4,721
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Northeast Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs1115NOT OFFERED
Total Programs4275NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED 33 completers
NOT OFFERED
Farm/Farm and Ranch ManagementNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Dairy Husbandry and Production NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations5 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticultural Business Services (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Veterinary StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary AssistantNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/ManagerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 20 completers
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 31 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD8 completers
11 completers
NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD2 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician3 completers
7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 43 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Library and Archives AssistingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)2 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 24 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ElectricianNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
LineworkerNOT OFFERED 35 completers
NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)NOT OFFERED 32 completers
NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber8 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist6 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder38 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music ManagementNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder15 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical AssistantNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)3 completers
2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Dentistry StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Pharmacy StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 30 completers
NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)NOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 40 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training36 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce3 completers
26 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 43 completers
NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting 23 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science4 completers
9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
InsuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,583 students at Northeast Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,875 male students and 2,470 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total5,3451,9093,436
Male Students2,8751,0221,853
Female Students2,4708871,583

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 5,583 total students, 2,172 students enrolled through distance learning (932 students enrolled exclusively and 1,240 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,583
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses932
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,240
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,411

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Northeast Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address801 E Benjamin, Norfolk, NE
Phone402-371-2020
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,840
Out-of-State$5,130
Student Population »5,583 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »50%
Transfer-out Rate14%
Retention Rate73% (Full-time)
46% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,770
Students to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)