Public · Holbrook, Arizona

Northland Pioneer College

Northland Pioneer College is a public institution in Holbrook, Arizona. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$9,240
Avg net price / yr
$34,199
10-yr median earnings
21.9%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Northland Pioneer College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

30th pct.
former-student earnings, US
21.9%
150%-time completion
+15%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Northland Pioneer College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

F
College Value Score
39/100
Northland Pioneer College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$34,199
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$9,240
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
21.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Northland Pioneer College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$34,199

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$9,240

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

21.9%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 21.9%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Northland Pioneer College vs peers

Northland Pioneer College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 4 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Northland Pioneer College positioned by earn… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $48K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $4K $15K Avg Net Price ($) Northland Pioneer College (you are here): $34K earn · $9K net · 22% grad You are here - Northland Pioneer … Tohono O'odham Community College: $39K earn · $4K net · 16% grad Tohono O'odham Com… Dine College: $29K earn · $6K net · 10% grad Dine College GateWay Community College-Central City: $46K earn · $14K net · 55% grad GateWay Community … Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Northland Pioneer College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Northland Pioneer College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$34,199 30th percentile higher than 30% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Northland Pioneer College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,199 #3581 of 5103 30th
Average net price $9,240 #1002 of 5020 80th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 21.9% #4621 of 4858 5th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,010 #2170 of 5462 60th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,010
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
21.9%
150%-time completion
$34,199
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Northland Pioneer College ranks in Arizona

State rank among 99 reporting Arizona colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Northland Pioneer College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,199 #80 of 99 19th
Average net price $9,240 #11 of 87 87th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 21.9% #71 of 85 16th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,010 #40 of 98 59th

Highest former-student earnings in Arizona

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Northland Pioneer College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Northland Pioneer College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $2,232
Out-of-State Tuition $10,320
Average Net Price $9,240
12.8%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Northland Pioneer College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,123 to $10,475 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +0.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$6,123
Highest year
$10,475
Most recent (2023)
$9,251
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $9,1722014: $8,9432015: $8,4692016: $6,2802017: $7,6922018: $8,4442019: $8,7492020: $10,4712021: $6,1232022: $10,4752023: $9,251
2013 · $9,1722023 · $9,251

Over the same years, enrollment went -37.6% (1,641 → 1,024 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

62.2%
Female
46.6%
First Generation

Outcomes

$29,631
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.5%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 21.9%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $29,631
Median earnings 10 years after entry $34,199
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 35.5%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 38 $82,884 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 56 $54,462 -

Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Northland Pioneer College?
Northland Pioneer College is a public institution in Holbrook, Arizona. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,010 students.
How much do Northland Pioneer College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Northland Pioneer College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,199 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,631.
How much does Northland Pioneer College cost?
The average net price at Northland Pioneer College is $9,240. In-state tuition is $2,232 and out-of-state tuition is $10,320.
What is the graduation rate at Northland Pioneer College?
Northland Pioneer College has a 21.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Northland Pioneer College

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.