Northeastern Junior College
- 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.
School Highlights
Northeastern Junior College serves 1,390 students (57% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the state community college average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 45%.
Top Rankings
Northeastern Junior College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Colorado for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
School Overview
The teacher population of 167 teachers has grown by 73% over five years.
| Northeastern Junior College | (CO) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 167 staff | 87 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Northeastern Junior College is Morgan Community College (39.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Morgan Community CollegePublic1,266 students | 39.50 Mi920 Barlow Road
Fort Morgan, CO 80701
(970) 542-3100 39.501,266 - Aims Community CollegePublic6,634 students | 83.80 Mi5401 W. 20th St.
Greeley, CO 80634
(970) 330-8008 83.806,634 - 4,154 students | 88.40 Mi1400 E College Dr
Cheyenne, WY 82007
(307) 778-5222 88.404,154 - 1,722 students | 88.50 Mi1601 East 27th Street
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 635-3606 88.501,722 - 357 students | 98.80 Mi3842 South Mason Street
Fort Collins, CO 80525
(970) 223-2669 98.80357
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