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Northeastern Junior College

Northeastern Junior College
Sterling, CO 80751-2399

Official telephone: (970) 521-6600
Website: https://njc.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 56 men, 35 women
Full-time faculty: 23 men, 17 women
Part-time faculty: 33 men, 18 women

Northeastern Junior College
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, online courses
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Agricultural Teacher Education
  • Agriculture, General
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Animal Sciences, General
  • Anthropology, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Automation Engineer Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, General
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Farm/Farm and Ranch Management
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Fire Protection, Other
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Forensic Psychology
  • General Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • History, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Technology/Technician
  • Journalism
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician
  • Music, General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Sociology, General
  • Taxation
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Wind Energy Technology/Technician
  • Zymology/Fermentation Science
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agricultural Production Operations, General
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • True
 
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