Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska · Also known as Northeast · Website
$42,634
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,634
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northeast Community College is a public 2-year college in Norfolk, Nebraska with 2,387 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,544 a year (tuition and fees $3,840 in-state, $5,130 out-of-state). 56% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,634 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,544
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$3,840
Out-of-state $5,130
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
56%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,634
Rank 2,284 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,544
- Tuition in-state
- $3,840
- Tuition out-of-state
- $5,130
- Cost of attendance
- $14,437
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 13%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,505
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,546
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $7,127
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,287
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,780
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $3,165 in 2015-16 to $3,840 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,387
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 86
- Endowment
- $11.9M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,284 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 35 in Nebraska (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NE median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,544 | $16,590 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $3,840 | $9,310 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 79% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 55% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 75% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $19,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,950 | $40,857 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,634 | $48,110 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 69% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
86 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | $11,542 | $24,710 | $36,172 | $37,656 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | $12,000 | $59,177 | $79,074 | $70,808 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 52 | $5,500 | $38,353 | $55,434 | $48,702 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $9,253 | $30,292 | $40,686 | $44,125 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | $11,739 | $44,528 | $52,727 | $58,424 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $9,500 | $36,223 | $44,808 | $47,825 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $9,250 | $32,840 | $50,127 | $51,711 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $8,125 | $24,497 | $43,448 | $48,733 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | $13,000 | $62,930 | $71,552 | $80,813 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,455 | $50,984 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 36 | $11,099 | Withheld | $64,570 | $56,073 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | $37,514 | Withheld | $59,378 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | $8,040 | $33,064 | $45,484 | $46,706 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | $10,211 | $35,818 | $39,625 | $49,927 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,309 | $47,660 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $60,605 | $53,359 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 21 | Withheld | $34,363 | $42,059 | $41,460 |
| Agriculture, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $44,376 | $45,683 |
| Plant SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $49,481 | Withheld | $50,971 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | $37,509 | $62,810 | $54,246 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,499 | $33,223 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 15 | Withheld | $70,808 | $82,248 | $73,046 |
| Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $38,127 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 14 | $10,950 | Withheld | $58,050 | $65,389 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Nebraska on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Northeast Community College cost?
$8,544 a year is the average net price at Northeast Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $3,840 for in-state students and $5,130 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,437. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,505 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northeast Community College?
Northeast Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northeast Community College graduates earn?
$42,634 a year is the median pay of former Northeast Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,950 after 6 years). That ranks 2,284 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 35 in Nebraska. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate's) at $70,808.
How much student debt do Northeast Community College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Northeast Community College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 13% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northeast Community College?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Northeast Community College finish within 3 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Northeast Community College?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (54 associate's graduates), Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (54 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (52 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 86 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.