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Northwest Iowa Community College

603 W Park St, Sheldon, IA 51201 · Public 2-year · (712) 324-5061 · School website

Average net price

$14,800

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

228

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

57.9%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

16.1%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Northwest Iowa Community College

Northwest Iowa Community College reported 228 certificate and associate completions in 10 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in lineworker (67). College Scorecard counts 864 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Lineworker	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	67	$78,118
EMT and paramedic	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	43	Not published
LPN/LVN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	37	Not published	WIOA list
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	19	Not published
Diesel	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	13	Not published
Billing and coding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	13	Not published
Electrician	Associate	Not reported	Not reported	11	Not published
Welding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	11	Not published
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	10	Not published
Pharmacy tech	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	4	Not published

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Northwest Iowa Community College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $7,350
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $7,350
Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS: $7,650
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,312
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $14,800
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $9,500
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $50,776

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Northwest Iowa Community College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.