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Northeastern Junior College

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School Notes:

• Northeastern Junior College, located in Sterling, Colorado, was established in 1941 and is Colorado's largest 2-year residential college. We are located in northeastern Colorado about 125 miles from Denver. At NJC, our students have the best of both worlds. They can take advantage of over 80 programs of study while enjoying small classes, individual instructor attention and the complete college experience.
• Each year, Northeastern's enrollment is approximately 4,000 learners. NJC has between a 1,000 and 1,100 full-time traditional age students (ages 17-22) who are enrolled full-time on our campus with 12 or more credit hours. NJC also serves approximately 3,000 part-time learners each year. Students attend Northeastern from many areas! On average we have traditional age students on campus from over 90% of the 63 counties in Colorado; from approximately 20 different states and several foreign countries.
• Northeastern Junior College is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• WNCC volleyball captures 11th straight regional title (Scottsbluff Star-Herald)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 07:15:42 am
  STERLING, Colo. — Sabina Piegza missed the last two weeks of the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team’s regular season with a knee injury, but she was determined to play in the Region IX South volleyball tournament.
• Pawnee Pines going public - public college (Sterling Journal-Advocate)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 02:46:48 am
  STERLING — Pawnee Pines is about to go public, really public. It is, in fact, about to be associated with a major state agency — education. Teachers, students, and business leaders sometimes share one common concern: bridging the gap between the classroom and the “real work world.”
• NPCC wins big over Northeastern Junior College (North Platte Bulletin)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:27:48 am
  The North Platte Community College mens' basketball team reestablished its recent dominance of Northeastern Junior College on Tuesday night as the Knights defeated their Region IX rivals, 93-55, at the McDonald-Belton Gymnasium.
• NJC hoping to avoid further cutbacks (Sterling Journal-Advocate)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 02:31:48 am
  STERLING — Funding continues to be a concern for higher education. Lance Bolton, president of Northeastern Junior College, addressed funding and the state budget during the NJC Advisory Council's regular meeting on Thursday.
• NJC's latest theatre production gets audience involved (Sterling Journal-Advocate)
  posted on November 15, 2009 at 01:07:26 am
  STERLING — Northeastern Junior College theatre’s upcoming production is a little bit different than past productions. This production involves audience participation.

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