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Northland Community and Technical College: cost, admission and results

Northland Community and Technical College is a public college in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It has about 1,554 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $19,003 a year.

At a glance

  • $19,003Net price a year
  • 51%Graduation rate
  • $49,659Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
1,554
Students per teacher
18 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
northlandcollege.edu

Getting in

Northland Community and Technical College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$6,589
Books and supplies$1,000
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$25,441
Average net price after grants and scholarships$19,003

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is about the same as the median net price of colleges in Minnesota on this site ($19,467). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$14,912
$30,001 to $48,000$14,676
$48,001 to $75,000$17,436
$75,001 to $110,000$20,887
Above $110,000$23,913

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeMN medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year70%73%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)51%55%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$49,659$55,601$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$13,431$19,106$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Minnesota and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

26% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 21% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 56% women and 44% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 38 of the 61 colleges in Minnesota on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,878.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Northland Community and Technical College?

Published tuition and fees are $6,589 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Northland Community and Technical College?

51% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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