The two-year public institution in Sheldon enrolled 1,747 students in fall 2018, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 11.2 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
90 percent of undergraduates are residents of Iowa, and 10 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (82 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (9 percent).
Northwest Iowa Community College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,747 | |
| Transfers | 195 | 11.2% |
| Male | ~734 | 42% |
| Female | ~1,013 | 58% |
| Age 24 and under | ~1,485 | 85% |
| Age 25 and over | ~262 | 15% |
| In-state residence | ~1,572 | 90% |
| Out of state residence | ~175 | 10% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~17 | 1% |
| Asian | ~17 | 1% |
| Black or African American | ~52 | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~157 | 9% |
| White | ~1,433 | 82% |
| Two or more races | ~17 | 1% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~611 | 35% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~454 | 26% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | ~681 | 39% |
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