What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 1,554
Near the national median
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$19,003
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Published price vs. what students paid
- Tuition & fees
- $6,589
- Average net price
- $19,003
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25.6%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$49,659
Former students who received federal aid
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Total students
1,554
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Semester
Carnegie classification
Technical community college
A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students, a majority of whom complete vocational and technical training.
Colleges like Northland Community and Technical College
- Hibbing Community CollegeHibbing, MN
Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls, MN
Minnesota West Community and Technical CollegeGranite Falls, MN
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls, MN, United States
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Campus
Northland Community and Technical College
Thief River Falls, MN, United States
- Public
- Technical community college
Remote town
In a smaller urban cluster away from a large metro area.
- City
- Suburb
- Town (this campus)
- Rural
- Calendar
- Semester
- Website
- northlandcollege.edu
Colleges nearby
- University of Minnesota-Crookston30.3 miCrookston
Red Lake Nation College55.9 miRed Lake
White Earth Tribal and Community College56.6 miMahnomen
Bemidji State University74.5 miBemidji
Oak Hills Christian College75.9 miBemidji
Northwest Technical College76.5 miBemidji
Colleges nearby
- University of Minnesota-Crookston30 mi from Northland Community and Technical College
- Red Lake Nation College56 mi from Northland Community and Technical College
- White Earth Tribal and Community College57 mi from Northland Community and Technical College
- Bemidji State University75 mi from Northland Community and Technical College
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How much is Northland Community and Technical College tuition?
Tuition at Northland Community and Technical College is $6,589 a year before financial aid in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. The average net price after grants is $19,003 a year.
What is the average net price at Northland Community and Technical College?
The average net price at Northland Community and Technical College, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $19,003 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at Northland Community and Technical College?
43% of first-time, full-time students at Northland Community and Technical College graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to Northland Community and Technical College?
The closest matches are Hibbing Community College, Minnesota State Community and Technical College, and Minnesota West Community and Technical College, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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