Northeastern Junior College
100 College Avenue, Sterling, CO, 80751-0294 - View a map of this school Map
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Northeastern Junior College is the largest residential two-year college campus in the state. It is located on the high plains of Northeastern Colorado. Approximately 65% of full time traditional age students enrolled are in transfer programs and 35% are pursuing career/technical cetificates/degrees.


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  Northeastern Junior College Community College Avg.
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County Logan County, CO -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 822 students 998 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 2,037 students 1,405 students
Total Enrollment 2,859 students 2,164 students
Total Dormitory Capacity 465 students 220 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 80% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 39% 47%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,821 $2,810
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 43% 28%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,558 $1,211
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 22% 11%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $2,594 $1,117
% Students Receiving Loans 51% 37%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,539 $3,048
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: 04/29/2008.
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