About Northcentral University

Northcentral University, NCU, is a regionally accredited, graduate-focused, private, not-for-profit, online university that was founded in 1996. NCU provides working professionals around the world with access to richly engaging, professionally-relevant, and academically-rigorous education. NCU’s goal is to channel the brick and mortar methods of higher education into a personalized approach through their one-one mentoring model.

Type

4 yr

Private for-profit

Tuition

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

1:1

Financial Aid Percent

37%

Graduation Rate

Not available

Status

Accredited

Why Consider Northcentral University?

Northcentral University is a Four or more years, Private for-profit, located in a San Diego setting in San Diego,CA They offer the following awards: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Post-master's Certificate, Doctor's Degree - Research/Scholarship

General Information

Special Learning Opportunities: All Programs Distance, Undergrad Distance, Grad Distance
Credit Accepted: Credit for life experiences, Credit For Military
Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable

Faculty And Graduate Assistants By Primary Function	Full-Time	Part-Time
Total Faculty	560	388
Instructional	0	0
Research and public service	0	-
Total Graduate Assistants	-	-
Instructional	81	-
Research	3	-

Student Services

Academic Career Counseling Services

Services and Programs for Service Members and Veterans

Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 Gl Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

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Mission, Vision and Values

Northcentral is committed to educating professionals worldwide. Their mission is to provide an accessible opportunity for students to earn a degree from a U.S. regionally accredited university. Their values, “I.D.E.A.’s”, include innovation, diversity, excellence and accountability.

Enrollment, Attendance, Retention Rates, Graduation

Based on data from Fall 2015ⁱ, Northcentral University has a total graduate enrollment of 10,861 students and 100% of students are enrolled in distance education. Also, for the years 2014-2015, 57 bachelor’s degrees, 799 master’s degrees, 399 Doctor degrees, and 230 post-graduate certificates were awarded.i Northcentral University is primarily a graduate degree granting university and the number of full-time, first-time undergraduates make up less than 1% of the total student population.

Graduate attendance rate of 51% part-time and 49% full-time
Overall transfer out rate for students who began their studies in 2009-10: 50%

Admissions

Application for NCU programs can be completed online, and an application is valid for one year. Generally, students complete the admissions process and begin their first course within 30 days, and NCU accepts students on a continual basis.

International Transcripts: If English is the second language of a student, an official score demonstrating English proficiency is required for admission.

Military Transcripts: NCU provides special assistance in obtaining transcripts for U.S. military students.

Program Requirements: Each of Northcentral University’s online degree programs and non-degree programs have their own admissions requirements. For example, admission to online MBA programs is based on direct entry which means that individuals with a previously completed bachelor’s degree in business from a regionally or nationally accredited academic institution may immediately begin the NCU MBA program.

General Information

Special Learning Opportunities: All Programs Distance, Undergrad Distance, Grad Distance
Credit Accepted: Credit for life experiences, Credit For Military
Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable

Faculty

Northcentral maintains a 100% doctoral faculty. There are 87 full-time & 361 Part-time instructional facultyⁱ. Most faculty members have completed their program of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the discipline in which they either teach or develop curricula.

There are 560 full-time faculty
388 Part-time instructional faculty

Student Services

Academic Career Counseling Services

Enrollment, Attendance, Retention Rates and Graduation

Northcentral University has a total graduate enrollment of 10699

Graduate attendance rate of 55% part-time and 45% full-time

For the years 2017-2018 Northcentral University awarded: 33 bachelor's degrees, 837 master's degrees, 230 post-master's certificates, 768 doctor's degrees - research/scholarship

Financial Aid

Some prospective NCU students may apply for all applicable federal student aid programs, including Unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans, Subsidized Federal Stafford loans, Federal PLUS (Parent) loans and Federal Pell Grants.ⁱ

% Receiving grant or scholarship aid: 37%
% Receiving Pell grants: 37%
% Receiving Student Loans: 38%

Student Reviews

The school is full of many supportive people who genuinely care for each other. You just really need to join something that interests you and then you'll be able to find some great friends. People seem very chill for it being considered a top university. Definitely a calmer atmosphere compared to schools like Stanford and Berkeley.
The university provides the best of both academics opportunities as well as extracurricular activities in order to help their students explore and/or grow their skills on a specific or variety of fields. Their goal is to get their students involved in what they love in order to grow and expand the students knowledge.
Overall, I love being a student at USC. On campus, I am a research assistant, a newspaper writer, and a dancer on the competitive hip-hop team. I've met a wide variety of students at USC, some who astound me with their intelligence and hobbies. I love talking to my professors during their office hours. The downsides to being a USC student is that a lot of things are inordinately expensive, the tuition keeps rising (unnecessarily), and the area around it is not super nice.

Campus Locations

Northcentral University: Online

Faculty Northcentral maintains a 100% doctoral faculty. There are 87 full-time & 361 Part-time instructional facultyi. Most faculty members have completed their program of study at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the discipline in which they either teach or develop curricula.