Saipan, MP · Public · 1,225 undergraduates · town
Northern Marianas College
Open admission
The main public college serving the Northern Mariana Islands, with programs designed around the Commonwealth's workforce needs.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Strong in affordability, and solid in mobility.- Admission
- Open admission
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 40.2%
Open admission
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$27,836 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Northern Marianas College apart
Academic design
Programs include liberal arts, business, education, nursing, criminal justice, natural resources, and other career fields, with both associate and bachelor's-level options.
Campus pattern
The Saipan campus serves a largely local and regional student body, so island community, family, public-service employment, and Pacific cultural context are more central than traditional residential-college life.
Defining feature
The main public college serving the Northern Mariana Islands, with programs designed around the Commonwealth's workforce needs.
Can I get in?
Open admission
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Undergraduates enrolled
1,225Open admission
Every applicant who meets the published requirements is admitted, so the work is placement and course selection rather than selection itself.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Northern Marianas College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Northern Marianas College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Programs include liberal arts, business, education, nursing, criminal justice, natural resources, and other career fields, with both associate and bachelor's-level options.
Make the fit specific
The main public college serving the Northern Mariana Islands, with programs designed around the Commonwealth's workforce needs.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
$160 application fee
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Northern Marianas College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
The main public college serving the Northern Mariana Islands, with programs designed around the Commonwealth's workforce needs.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Education, General
What is campus life like?
Northern Marianas College beyond the classroom
The Saipan campus serves a largely local and regional student body, so island community, family, public-service employment, and Pacific cultural context are more central than traditional residential-college life.
A defining academic feature
Programs include liberal arts, business, education, nursing, criminal justice, natural resources, and other career fields, with both associate and bachelor's-level options.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Saipan campus serves a largely local and regional student body, so island community, family, public-service employment, and Pacific cultural context are more central than traditional residential-college life.
What changes the experience
The main public college serving the Northern Mariana Islands, with programs designed around the Commonwealth's workforce needs.