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Compare North Idaho College vs Hawkeye Community College

Coeur d'Alene, ID · Waterloo, IA

North Idaho CollegeHawkeye Community College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$10,575/yr$9,649/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$7,775/yr$7,443/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$9,000$12,000
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$9,741/yr$8,151/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$10,577/yr$8,859/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$14,496/yr$10,316/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$15,845/yr$13,016/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$95/mo$127/mo
Room & board (on campus)$8,200/yrNo data reported
Room & board (off campus)$16,785/yr$10,340/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$2,400/yr$795/yr
Other living costs (on campus)$3,366/yrNo data reported
Sticker price (before aid)$18,333/yr$14,901/yr
Tuition (in-state)$3,396/yr$6,525/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$8,736/yr$6,612/yr
Students with Pell Grants24%22%
Students taking federal loans16%23%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate38%43%
Freshmen who come back63%63%
Typical earnings 10 years in$40,081/yr$42,849/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$21,825–$60,627$26,051–$61,050
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)30%38%
Typical earnings 6 years in$34,391/yr$39,099/yr
Earn more than a HS grad56%65%
Graduate on time29%36%
First-gen students who finish18%27%
Low-income students who finish15%22%
Students who transfer out17%13%
Typical earnings 8 years in$35,585/yr$40,878/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsLiberal Arts & General Studies 58% · Health Professions 12% · Business, Management & Marketing 8%Health Professions 26% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 20% · Precision Production 8%
Most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 58% of degreesHealth Professions — 26% of degrees
2nd most popular programHealth Professions — 12% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 20% of degrees
3rd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 8% of degreesPrecision Production — 8% of degrees
4th most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 4% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 7% of degrees
5th most popular programHomeland Security & Protective Services — 3% of degreesComputer & Information Sciences — 7% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — $81,741/yrNo data reported
Degrees in STEM3.5%13%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment2,6192,626
Students per professor15 : 113 : 1
Average professor pay$7,954/mo$6,453/mo
Full-time professors45%96%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byNorthwest Commission on Colleges and UniversitiesHigher Learning Commission
Median family income$27,566$37,546
SettingCity (small)Rural (fringe)
LocationCoeur d'Alene, IDWaterloo, IA
RegionRocky MountainsPlains
Founded19331966
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/NontraditionalAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students2%2.6%
Men37%40%
Women63%60%
White students75%71%
Black students1.3%10%
Hispanic or Latino students8.9%7.4%
Asian students1%2%
Two or more races6.1%4.7%
Other / not reported5.9%2.4%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students42%36%
Part-time students51%33%
Students age 25+26%14%
Spent on teaching per student$10,680/yr$11,157/yr
Endowment$38.3M$4.6M
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingYes — dorms on campusNo — no campus housing
Beds in campus housing198No data reported
Required to live on campusNoNo data reported
Room charge (campus housing)$4,300/yrNo data reported
Meal plan charge$3,900/yrNo data reported
Meal plan offeredYesNo
Meals per weekVaries by weekNo data reported
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesNoYes
Teacher certificationNoNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careYesYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolYesNo
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationYesYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-252024-25
College sports levelNJCAA Division INJCAA Division II
Football teamNoNo
Varsity teams916
Student athletes145308
Athletic scholarships$2.5M$526,011
Athletics budget$5.7M$2.7M
Athletics revenue$5.7M$2.7M
Recruiting spend$40,062$11,408

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year, logo, campus photo and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.