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Nebraska Indian Community College

Macy, NE · Rural · 327 students
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$23,334
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
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Graduation rate
19% typical
$31,458
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$25,292 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
94% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) in Macy is a tribally controlled institution best known for providing accessible, culturally grounded higher education to the Omaha Tribe and the Santee Sioux Nation. The college offers associate degree and certificate programs with notable strengths in Native American Studies, Business Administration, and the revitalization of the Umoⁿhoⁿ (Omaha) and Isanti (Dakota) languages. Campus life offers an intimate, highly supportive environment designed to empower first-generation and non-traditional indigenous students through flexible scheduling and close-knit community mentorship. Distinctively, NICC serves multiple tribal reservations across northeastern Nebraska, functioning as a vital hub for regional workforce development, cultural preservation, and tribal sovereignty.


Wikipedia:Nebraska Indian Community College (NICC) is a public tribal land-grant community college with three locations in Nebraska: Macy on the Omaha Tribe reservation, Santee on the Santee Sioux reservation, and the urban South Sioux City.

Location
Macy, NE, 68039-0428 · Rural campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
OMA · Omaha
61 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,080$4,080
Cost of attendance$32,757$30,103
Average net price$23,334Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$4,080
Cost of attendance$30,103
In-state: $32,757
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $23,334
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.thenicc.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Nebraska Indian Community College’s own figures for 2026-27, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$4,080
Housing$8,856
Food$9,585
Books & supplies$400
Personal expenses$4,014
Transportation$711
Total published by the school$30,103
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$22,958
$30–48k
$19,834
$48–75k
$24,696
$75–110k
$30,384
Outcomes
Completion
Transferred
7%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
27% graduated · 3% transferred · 5% still enrolled · 65% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$25,591
10 yrs after entry$31,458
Green marks a figure above the typical Tribal college: $25,292 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 27%Women 73%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell grant
32%
First-gen
52%
Family income
$6,739
Independent
76%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
61%
Race & ethnicity
White
9%
Hispanic
4%
Black
1%
Asian
1%
AI/AN
85%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$3M
Full-time faculty
33%
Faculty salary
$4,861/mo
Teaching spend
$5,765
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Tribal college
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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