Northeastern Junior College Trade Programs

Northeastern Junior College is a public institution located in Sterling, Colorado. The location of NJC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Northeastern Junior College?

Contact details for NJC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO 80751-2944
Phone:	970-521-6600
Website:	www.njc.edu

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Can I Afford NJC?

In a recent term, part-time NJC students paid $164 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $246 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,926	$7,389
Fees	$656	$656
Books and Supplies	$1,460	$1,460
On Campus Room and Board	$7,762	$7,762
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,255	$6,255

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NJC, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,250 a year. That adds up to $21,000 over four years for those students.

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Northeastern Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,293 undergraduate students at NJC, with 692 being full-time and 601 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 692 full-time undergraduates at NJC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northeastern Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	148
White	450
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Over 15 countries are represented at NJC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Canada, and France.

Online Learning at Northeastern Junior College

In 2022-2023, 316 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NJC has changed over the last few years.

Northeastern Junior College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	55	9	9	73
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	42	2	0	44
Medium/Heavy Vehicle & Truck Technology/Technician	36	5	0	41
Welding Technology/Welder	29	2	0	31
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	0	0	26	26
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16	3	0	19
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	9	0	0	9
TOTAL	187	21	35	243

Northeastern Junior College Trades

In a recent academic period, Northeastern Junior College awarded 701 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	16	0	3	0
Cosmetology	0	26	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	55	9	9	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	9	0	0	0
Precision Metal Working	29	0	2	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	78	0	7	0
Total	536	105	60	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.