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Education at Northland Pioneer College

Education at Northland Pioneer College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Northland Pioneer College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NPC is located in Holbrook, Arizona and has a total student population of 2,700.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

NPC Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at NPC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NPC does offer online education options in education for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NPC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at NPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Northland Pioneer College.

NPC Education Associate’s Program

82% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of education associate's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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NPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northland Pioneer College with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northland Pioneer College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 16

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Northland Pioneer College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Teacher Assistants 25,540 $25,620
Elementary School Teachers 22,510 $44,430
High School Teachers 17,200 $48,610
Middle School Teachers 11,330 $43,560
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 7,870 $53,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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