NHCC has compiled statistics and data into one, easy-to-use resource with the 2021 Student Fact Book. In it you will find quick facts, enrollment trends, student profiles, student engagement information, student outcomes, and financial aid information.
Enrollment
- 8,455 unduplicated headcount
- 3,563 FYE students
Demographics
- 33% full-time students, 67% part-time (Fall 2019)
- 48% new students, 52% returning
- 61% female, 38% male
- 52% age 18-25, 21% age 26-older
- 24 average age
- 21 median age
- 50% students of color
- 30% low income (Pell eligible)
- 52% first generation (federal definition)
- 21% first generation (MN definition)
- 61% underrepresented (MN definition)
- 46% Caucasian
- 23% Black or African American
- 14% Asian
- 8% Hispanic
- 5% Two or More Races
- 2% Non-Resident Alien
- <1% Native American
- <1% Pacific Islander
- 47 International students
- 208 EAP students
Average Credit Load
(Fall 2019)
- Full-time students: 13.6 credits
- Part-time students: 6.4 credits
- All students: 8.8 credits
Average Class Size
- 20.7 Students
Course Sections Offered: 1,457
- 7% Traditional/classroom
- 89% Online
- 4% Hybrid/Blended
Top Cities – Student Residence (Fall 2019)
- Brooklyn Park
- Maple Grove
- Minneapolis
- Brooklyn Center
- Plymouth
Top Sending High Schools
(Fall 2020 First Time Students)
- Park Center Ib World School
- Champlin Park High School
- Osseo Senior High School
- Maple Grove Senior High School
- Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Top Declared Majors
- Liberal Arts
- Pre-Nursing
- Computer Science
- Business Transfer Pathway
- Biology Transfer Pathway
Top Degrees Granted
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Nursing (MANE)
- Business Transfer Pathway
Top Certificates Granted
- Accounting Management and Computer Information Systems
- Small Business Accounting
- Communication and Computer Skills
Retention Rates
(Fall 2019 entering first-time full-time students)
- 80% retained to first spring
- 53% retained to second fall
IPEDS 3-Year Graduation & Transfer Rates
(Fall 2017 entering first-time full-time students; 150% of normal time)
- 17% graduated
- 30% transferred
Financial Aid (Undergraduates)
(Based on Award Year; Fall to Fall)
- 4898 Potentially Eligible Students
- 3,139 (64.1%) Students received Grants
- 1,143 (23.3%) Students received Loans
- 3478(71.0%) Students received Scholarships
- 2236 (89.4%) of Potentially Eligible Students received Grants or Scholarships or both
- $3,457 average grant aid
- 8.7% 3-year (fiscal year) official cohort default rate (2018 cohort)
Employee Demographics
(Fall 2018)
Gender Status
- Female Students 57%
- Female Faculty & Staff 60%
Military Veteran Status
- Students 3%
- Faculty & Staff 1%
Disability Status
- Students 4%
- Faculty & Staff 5%
Race/Ethnicity Status
- Students 49%
- Staff of Color 38%
- Faculty of Color 14%
- All Faculty & Staff 24%