Public · Community college

Northland Pioneer College

Holbrook, Arizona · Remote rural

9%
Transfer rate: $9,240
Avg net price: 22%
Grad / completion: $34,199
Median earnings

Northland Pioneer College is a public certificate-granting institution in Holbrook, Arizona (remote rural setting), enrolling 1,010 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,010 undergradsRemote ruralCold winters

About Holbrook, Arizona

Holbrook is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. The Holbrook area was inhabited first by the Ancestral Puebloans, then Puebloans, then the Navajo and Apache. In 1540 Coronado searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola and camped some 60 miles (100 km) east of Holbrook. Petrified Forest National Park is located 28 miles (45 km) east of Holbrook, the nearest city to the park. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Remote rural
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 151 miles to Phoenix, AZ
To the ocean: 309 miles
Nearest airport: 47 miles to Show Low (SOW)

How Northland Pioneer College compares

Graduation rate22%

Higher than 6% · #62 of 72 in Arizona

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,199

Higher than 46% · #42 of 61 in Arizona

Average net price$9,240

Cheaper than 73% · #11 cheapest of 70 in Arizona

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment1,010

Larger than 73%

Percentiles compare Northland Pioneer College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Arizona.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women62962%
Men38138%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White35%
Hispanic15%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial49%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,010
Student–faculty ratio: 12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 13%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 27%
Median family income: $14,950
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $65,475
Endowment: $1,792,971

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 106 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Arizona100%

Most first-years stay in state — Northland Pioneer College draws overwhelmingly from Arizona.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,232
Out-of-state tuition: $10,320
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,400
Total cost of attendance: $14,263
Average net price: $9,240

Outcomes

Graduated: 22%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $29,631
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $34,199
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

22%

First-generation

15%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 1

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year

0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$9,029

$30–48k

$7,192

$48–75k

$7,503

$75–110k

$13,901

$110k+

—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

26%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,949

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 26% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,949. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 43 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $34,199
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 33%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$31,829

Men

$42,010

Men out-earn women by $10,181 (32%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 94°F
Winter low: 22°F
Annual rain: 8.1″
Annual snow: 3.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Holbrook, AZ US station (1.6 mi from campus).

What Northland Pioneer College graduates study — and earn

Precision Metal WorkingCert.

170 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

170———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

91 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

91———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

59 grads$17k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

59$17,129—$5,759 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

45———Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCert.

41 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

41———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

41 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

41———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

39 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

39———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

33 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

33———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

32 grads$71k 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

32$71,105—$11,601 Precision Metal WorkingAssoc.

18 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

18———Fire ProtectionCert.

17 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

17———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.