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Community college · Public

Northeastern Junior College

Sterling, CO168 online only

Northeastern Junior College is a public community college in Sterling, CO, with about 1,334 students on campus.

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Students on campus
1,334
plus 168 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$13,801
tuition and fees $5,730; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
56%
lower than at 61% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$39,893
lower than at 53% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Northeastern Junior College

Lower-income students graduate as often as everyone else

56% of students with Pell grants finish, level with the 56% rate overall. At most colleges they trail by several points. 23% of undergraduates here get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Northeastern Junior College. Nearby ↓

Rent in Sterling is below the state median

Median rent in Sterling is $1,031 a month, 41% below the state median. Living in Sterling ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $9,376, about $99 a month over ten years. That’s 3.3% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
56%
within 3 years · Pell students 56%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$39,893
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$9,376
about $99 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.3%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$99 a month against about $3,031 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

50%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 59% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$36k
Middle income$30–75k
$41k
Higher incomeover $75k
$49k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Northeastern Junior College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Northeastern Junior College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $21,558 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,267

Tuition & fees (in state) $5,730Room & board $8,228Books & supplies $1,460Other costs $6,140

After grants, the average family on aid pays $13,801.

Tuition and fees are $5,730 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,983

About $25,966 over 2 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 17%Mechanic & repair 15%Business 14%Agriculture 11%Health professions 11%Precision production 10%Everything else 21%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities177 graduates a year · typical debt $10,110
$45k4 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants20 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Production Operations9 graduates a year
$45k4 yrs out
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services8 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians6 graduates a year
$71k4 yrs out
Agricultural Business and Management5 graduates a year
—not reported
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians5 graduates a year
—not reported
Fire Protection5 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

786 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 66%Hispanic 20%Black 2%Two or more 3%International 6%

Women and men

Women 55%Men 45%
18 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
17%
take federal loans
32%
undergrads 25 or older
24%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Sterling

6% of Sterling’s 13,054 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Sterling pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.