Northcentral University

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

School type	Proprietary
Terms	Other
Academic calendar (as submitted by school)	Continuous throughout the year. Courses start weekly.
First year of program	1997-1998

Faculty & Classes

Full-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	12
Part-time instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	186
Average online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 1 year online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 2 years online teaching experience	N/A
Faculty have at least 3 years online teaching experience	N/A
Full-time faculty with doctorate	12
Part-time faculty with doctorate	172
Full-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
Part-time faculty whose highest degree is a bachelor's	0
School finances online instructor training	Yes
Continuing online instruction education required	Yes
Full-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Part-time course development tech staff supporting faculty	N/A
Average class size	N/A
Maximum class size	N/A

Programs

Online bachelor's degree programs	3
Online courses	N/A
Five most popular majors
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 56% Psychology, General 12% Accounting 10% Education, General 9% N/A N/A
All majors
About the online bachelor's degree program (as submitted by school)
Online Program offerings, One-to-One Faculty Mentored approach, no physical residency requirement, weekly course starts, no fees after initial application fee, comparable tuition

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online	Yes
Possible in-person attendance requirements
Orientations No Classes No Group projects/simulations No Exams No
Same academic track as campus-based program	N/A

Veterans

Institution is G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program	No
Institution is SOC Member	Yes
Offers DANTES course(s) for credit	Yes

Delivery

Archived classes	All
Classes can be received live	All
Live online/on-campus classes after 5 p.m.	N/A
Online chatrooms	Yes
Web conferencing (webinars)	Yes
Skype or other visual software	Yes
New-student orientation	Yes
Review and sign ethics statement	Yes
Percentage of classes with lectures	None
Number of times per week students must login to a typical course	1
Number of times per month faculty evaluate student participation	4
Number of times per month faculty provide feedback to students on participation	4
Courses requiring students to work collaboratively with other students	None
Class participation graded	No
Exams	No
Number of settings in which in-person exams are administered	N/A
Anti-plagiarism screening required for essay assignments	Depends
Measures to instill academic integrity (as submitted by school)
All coursework is essay oriented. At least one assignment per student is passed through a text matching anti-plagiarism service.

List of Student Assessments Administered

Priorities Survey for Online Learners (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Priorities Survey for Online Learners results publicly available	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey (Noel Levitz)	Yes
Student Satisfaction Survey results publicly available	Yes

Graduation & Retention

One-year retention rates	N/A
Limited time to complete degree	Yes
Target time to earn final 25% of credits	No target length
Maximum time to earn final 25% of credits	1 year
Graduation rates	N/A
School tracks graduates	No