Fall enrollment at NCC increases 3 percent

Enrollments at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon are up slightly for the fall of 2021 at 1,716. This represents about a 3 percent increase from a year ago when the headcount was 1,666.

“When you look at the numbers historically, this year’s fall class is the third-largest incoming class to NCC,” said Kristin Kollbaum, Director of Marketing and Communications, in a news release. “It also represents an 11 percent increase in enrollments over the last 10 years.”

According to Kollbaum, there were 1,544 students enrolled at NCC in the fall of 201...