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Graduate Profile

The Northeastern Graduate Profile examines graduates and their demographics to celebrate those who have earned an award. This profile does not follow any particular cohort, although several cohorts of students are included within this data.

The data in this report matches the 2022 Degrees Granted report filed August with the Colorado Department of Higher Education; and is also used to complete the IPEDS Completion Survey.

HIGHLIGHTS

Of the 544 awards, 27% were Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of General Studies; 12% were Associate of Applied Science; and 60% were certificates.
Of the 341 graduates (completers), 53% were from the five county service area; 35% were from other areas of Colorado; and 12% were from out of state or international.
Seventy-one (71) were former high school concurrent students prior to graduation, and 15 graduates received awards while still in high school, with 6 of those being high school juniors.

Awards and Transfer Status

Academic year 2022 (AY 2022) consists of three semesters, Summer and Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. Northeastern awarded 544 certificates and degrees to 341 graduates (completers).

Of the 544 awards, 27% were Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of General Studies; 12% were Associate of Applied Science; and 60% were certificates.

Northeastern Graduates by Percentages of Certificates/Degrees earned

The following tables show each specific certificate or degree awarded for AY 2022 compared to the four previous years.

A.A. Degrees

	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Associate of Arts-General	67	45	41	51	43
Anthropology DwD	1
Art History DwD
Business DwD	20	22	10	10	8
Communication DwD					2
Criminal Justice DwD	2	3	9	1	3
Early Childhood DwD	2	7	5	3	2
Economics DwD
Elementary Education DwD	1	3	2	2	7
English DwD		1			1
Geography DwD
History DwD	3	1		1
Music DwD
Philosophy DwD		6		3	1
Political Science DwD
Psychology DwD	7		11	6	5
Sociology DwD
Studio Art DwD		1	1
Theatre DwD			1
Total Awards	103	89	80	77	72

**A.S. Degrees**
	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Associate of Science-General	39	31	31	34	30
Agricultural Business DwD	14	11	4	11	8
Agricultural Education DwD	11	4	4	3	3
Animal Science DwD	5	9	15	11	4
Biology DwD		2	1	1	1
Chemistry DwD			1	1
Engineering DwD
Equine Science DwD	2		3	1	1
Geology DwD
Mathematics DwD
Physics DwD
Psychology DwD				1
Soil & Crop Science DwD	4	3	1	2	3
Total Awards	75	60	60	65	50

**A.G.S. Degrees**
	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Associate of General Studies	39	36	31	17	26
Total Awards	39	36	31	17	26

**A.A.S. Degrees**
	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
Agri-Business	9	12	8	2	2
Production Agriculture	20	12	7	6	10
Automotive Technology	5	5	2	1	2
Business-all	13	18	13	11	9
Diesel Technology	10	6	12	11	5
Early Childhood Education	1		1	1	3
Emergency Medical Services	3		3	5	3
Equine Business Management			1
Equine Management	9	5	7	8	3
Fire Science Technology	3	9	8	6	5
Industrial Automation					9
Nursing	24	22	18	22	14
Welding	5	3	4	7	2
Wind Energy Technology	9	16	14	10
Total Awards	111	108	98	90	67

**Certificates**
	AY 2018	AY 2019	AY 2020	AY 2021	AY 2022
ABM-all	6	7		15	6
Agriculture Business and Production Agriculture	25	19	13	10	10
Business	79	93	47	62	63
Cosmetology	14	13	26	28	26
Early Childhood		5	3	4	11
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Technicians (EMT)	24	27	27	21	16
Fire Science	10	9		11	10
Nurse Aid/Practical Nursing	6	11	16		15
Auto/Diesel Technology	133	105	83	125	78
Wind Energy/Welding	61	90	35	83	93
All Other Certificates-Unduplicated	7	8	11	4	1
Total Awards	365	387	261	363	329
Grand Total-All Awards	693	680	530	612	544

As of September 2022, 10% (33) of Northeastern graduates have transferred to four-year universities across Colorado and the United States. This compares to 16% for 2021, 15% for 2020 and 21% for 2019.

National Student Clearinghouse collects college enrollment data for the U.S. Department of Education and partners with 99% of all public and private higher education institutions nationwide to assist in providing an accounting of student enrollment and achievement. The following table shows the universities Northeastern students have chosen to attend.

Some of the majors listed for these transfer students are Apparel and Merchandising, Pre-Construction Management, Ecosystem Sustainability and Music to name just a few.

COLORADO 4 YR	AY2022
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	1
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	12
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES	1
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO (DENVER, BOULDER, COLO SPRINGS)	7
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	1
Total Colorado Transfers	22
OUT OF STATE 4YR	AY2022
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-Arizona	1
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY-California	1
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN COLLEGE OF KANSAS	1
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY	1
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE-Nebraska	2
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY	3
DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-South Dakota	1
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY-Utah	1
Total Transfers-Colorado and Out of State	33

The following large table shows the follow up on the five-year progress of AY 2017 graduates who transferred out to other universities. At the time of the AY 2017 Graduate Profile report, 90 had transferred out to 4-year universities. Today, 112 have completed degrees at other colleges and universities from Colorado and across the U.S.

Majors earned by former Northeastern graduates include Agricultural Business, Animal and Veterinary Science, Economics, Political Science-Pre Law and a Doctoral degree in Pharmacy.

The degrees earned and the major for those 112 graduates is shown below. Those who earned awards from two-year colleges are shown in blue, those who earned Master degrees are in red and the doctoral degree is in green.

College Name	State	Degree Title	Degree Major 1
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIV TECH	AR
AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	CERTIFICATE	CONST MNG-BSCS CONSTRUCT MNGMT
EASTERN ARIZONA COLLEGE	AZ	ASSOCIATE'S	GENERAL STUDIES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF AURORA	CO	ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE	EQUIP & TRANSPORTATION TECH
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	CERTIFICATE	PHLEBOTOMY TECHNOLOGIES
FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	CERTIFICATE	BOOKKEEPING
MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE	PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT
MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	CERTIFICATE	MEDICAL ASSISTING
MORGAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE	CO	CERTIFICATE	MEDICAL ASSISTING
NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE	WI	CERTIFICATE	NURSING ASSISTANT
PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE	FL	APPLIED TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA	EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO	ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE	PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	EARLY CHILDHOOD
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY	UT	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	EXERCISE SCIENCE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	ECE: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPCL EDUC
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION-ADULT
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF ARTS	ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY	KS	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	HEALTH AND HUMAN PERFORMANCE
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	HUMAN SERVICES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	TX	BACHELOR BUS ADMIN	MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCE
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION-ADULT
ST EDWARDS UNIVERSITY	TX	BACHELOR - BUSINESS ADMN	FINANCE
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - PUEBLO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE	EXHPR (GENERAL EXERCISE SCIENCE)
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	ECONOMICS
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES	SD	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	MANAGEMENT
WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO		APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN	TX	BBA	MANAGEMENT
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	TX	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURE
WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BIOLOGY
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	PSYCHOLOGY
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	EXERCISE SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY	OK	BBA	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - STILLWATER/TULSA	OK	BS IN AG SCI & NAT RESOURCES	AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BS IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERNG	ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	EQUINE SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA	FL	BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA)	POLITICAL SCIENCE PRE-LAW
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	INDIVIDUALIZED DEGREE PROGRAM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ACCOUNTING
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	ANTHROPOLOGY
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ANIMAL SCIENCE
REGENT UNIVERSITY	VA	BACHELOR OF ARTS	CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY	CO		ACCOUNTING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY	UT	BACHELOR OF ARTS	UNKNOWN
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
AUGUSTANA UNIVERSITY	SD	MASTER OF ARTS	SPORT ADMIN & LEADER(MA)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	EARLY CHILDHOOD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	MOLECULAR CELLULAR DEVEL BIO
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY	SD	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA	AZ	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY - STILLWATER/TULSA	OK	BS IN AG SCI & NAT RESOURCES	ANIMAL SCIENCE
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	SOIL AND CROP SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA	NE	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION	KINESIOLOGY MAJOR
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY	UT	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE NURSING	NURSING
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY	KS	BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES	GENERAL STUDIES(CRIMINAL JUSTICE)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
COLORADO MOUNTAIN COLLEGE	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	PSYCHOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE
WEST TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	TX	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ANIMAL SCIENCE
TOURO UNIVERSITY CALIFORNIA	CA	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING RN
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY	KS	BACHELOR OF INTEGRATED STUDIES	INTEGRATED STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	ANIMAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE-BUSINESS	MANAGEMENT
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	SOCIOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	HISTORY
ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	MATH SCI: INFO TECH (BS)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY	NE	BA	BA HEALTH SCIENCE MAJOR
METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING	WY	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
NIGHTINGALE COLLEGE	UT
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY	UT	BACHELOR OF SCIENCE	NURSING
ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	HPPE:SPORT MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER	CO	BACHELOR OF ARTS	COMPUTER SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE	LA	BACHELOR OF GENERAL STUDIES	GENERAL STUDIES
YORK UNIVERSITY	NE	MASTER OF ARTS	ORGANIZATIONAL AND GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY	CO	MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY	ACCOUNTANCY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY	ACCOUNTING
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO	CO	MASTER OF ARTS	SCHOOL COUNSELING
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA	OK	M CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNS	CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSEL
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA	HI	MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK	SOCIAL WORK
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY-TRADITIONAL	AZ	MASTER OF SCIENCE	NURSING: LEADERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER	CO	DOCTOR OF PHARMACY	PHARMACY

Of the 341 graduates, nearly 21% (71) were previously high school concurrent (also known as dual enrollment) at Northeastern prior to becoming new college students. Forty-two percent (42%) of this group earned over 25 credits before becoming new college students.

In AY 2022, 15 students who were still in high school received awards. Six (6) of these, were high school juniors, one earning an Associate of Arts and the remaining 5 earning auto certificates

Graduate Demographics

Fifty-three percent (53%) of graduates came from Northeastern service area counties of Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma. This percentage has increased from 49% in AY 2021 and 43% in AY 2020.

Thirty-five percent (35%) came from other areas of Colorado and 12% came from out of state or were international students.

For AY2022, female and male graduates were both at 50% for the first time since this report began. Females earned just 36% of all awards while males earned 64%. Females earned 61% of AA, AS, and AGS degrees while males earned 61% of AAS degrees and 75% of all certificates.

Of the 341 graduates, 76 (22%) were of Students of Color. This compares to 24% for AY 2021 and 25% for AY 2020.

Of this group, Hispanic students are the largest ethnicity with 16%.

Students of Color earned 122 awards in AY 2022, this is a decrease from 130 awards in AY 2021.

When looking at the number of awards earned by Students of Color, for the first time in several years, this group earned more awards than their percentage. Students of Color represented 22% of all graduates and earned 24% of the awards.

Percentage of Awards earned by students of color by percentage of graduates AY 2018-2021

Percentage of Awards earned by white students by percentage of graduates AY 2018-2021

Of the 122 awards earned by Students of Color, 26% were Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of General Studies; 11% were Associate of Applied Science and 63% were certificates.

Eighty-three percent (83%) of AY 2022 graduates were age 25 and under, otherwise known as Generation Z. Thirteen percent (13%) of graduates were between the ages of 26-41 (Millennial) and 4% of AY 2022 graduates were 42 or older (Generation X-42-57 and Baby Boomer-58+).

Of the 341 graduates, 33% were students that were eligible for Pell grants and 54% identified themselves as first generation (meaning their parent(s) or guardian(s) did not earn a Bachelor degree).

Twenty percent (20%), or 67 graduates, were student athletes while attending Northeastern. Each of the ten teams had student athletes graduating in AY 2022.

Conclusion

In AY 2022, the number of Northeastern graduates was lower than in the previous year. With 544 awards earned, this number is larger than in AY 2020; but smaller than AY 2019 and 2018.

Though this report does not follow any cohort of students and only focuses on those who have graduated, gaps can be seen in terms of success. Females represented 50% of graduates, yet earned only 36% of all awards; while males represented 50% of all graduates and earned 64% of all awards. Males earned the vast majority of all certificates awarded at 75%, yet earned just 39% of all AA, AS, and AGS awards.

The percentage of Students of Color graduates has decreased; however, for the first time in several years, the percentage of awards earned is larger than the percentage of Students of Color providing some evidence that gaps may be decreasing.

Following up on AY 2017 graduates that transferred out to other colleges and universities shows that many students who transferred have earned Bachelor and Master degrees which shows Northeastern graduates are achieving their educational goals.

The most challenging question remaining is figuring out how to help all students who begin their higher education journey here at Northeastern inspiring them to strive toward a better future.

Graduate Profile

HIGHLIGHTS

Awards and Transfer Status

Graduate Demographics

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