NHCC has compiled statistics and data into one, easy-to-use resource with the 2024 Student Fact Book. In it you will find quick facts, enrollment trends, student profiles, student engagement information, student outcomes, and financial aid information.
Enrollment
- 7,229 unduplicated headcounts
- 3,011 FYE students
Demographics
- 29% full-time students, 71% part-time (Fall 2023)
- 52% new students, 47% returning
- 59% female, 40% male
- 51% age 18-25, 25% age 26-older
- 23 average age
- 20 median age
- 56% BIPOC
- 32% low income (Pell eligible)
- 50% first generation (federal definition)
- 22% first generation (MN definition)
- 65% underrepresented (MN definition)
- 39.8% Caucasian
- 26.5% Black or African American
- 14.5% Asian
- 8.7% Hispanic
- 5.6% Two or More Races
- 2.1% Non-Resident Alien
- 0.4% Native American
- 0.01% Pacific Islander
- 28 International students
- 198 EAP students
Average Credit Load (Fall 2023)
- 13.5 credits Full-time students
- 6.2 credits Part-time students
- 8.3 credits all students
Average Class Size
- 21.4 Students
Course Sections Offered
- 1,336 total course sections (Enroll trends 2)
- 33% Traditional/classroom
- 50% Online
- 17% Hybrid/Blended
Top 5 Cities – Student Residence (Fall 2023)
- Brooklyn Park
- Maple Grove
- Minneapolis
- Brooklyn Center
- Plymouth
Top 5 Sending High Schools (Fall 2023 First Time Students)
- Park Center Ib World High School
- Champlin Park High School
- Osseo Senior High School
- Maple Grove Senior High School
- Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Top 5 Declared Majors
- Liberal Arts
- Pre-Nursing
- Computer Science Transfer Pathway
- Business Transfer Pathway
- Biology Transfer Pathway
Top 3 Degrees Granted
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Nursing (MANE)
- Nursing
Top 3 Certificates Granted
- Communication and Computer Skills
- Accounting Management and Computer Information Systems
- Building Inspection
Retention Rates
(Fall 2021 entering first-time full-time students)
- 76.1% retained to first spring
- 52.5% retained to second fall
IPEDS 3-Year Graduation & Transfer Rates
(Fall 2020 entering first-time full-time students; 150% of normal time)
- 16% graduated
- 39% transferred
Financial Aid (Undergraduates)
Based on 2024 Award Year, from Fall 2023 to Summer 2024
(COVID-related Grants were not included)
- 4,044 Potentially Eligible Students
- 2,077 (51.4%) Students received Grants
- 898 (22.2%) Students received Loans
- 401 (9.9%) Students received Scholarships
- 2,264 (56.0%) Students received Grants or Scholarships or both
- $4,046 Average Grant Aid
- 2.5 official cohort default rate for FY2020 cohort
- 4,169 Potentially Eligible Students
- 2,204 (52.9%) Students received Grants
- 939 (22.5%) Students received Loans
- 502 (12.0%) Students received Scholarships
- 2,492 (59.8%) of Potentially Eligible Students received Grants or Scholarships or both
- $4,367 Average Grant aid
- 0.0% official cohort default rate for FY2020 cohort