Find Your Thunder

Not sure what to study? Pick an Explore Visit date.

Already know your program? Pick an Engage Visit date.

Explore Visit Days

For students who don't have it all figured out yet.

Engage Visit Days

For students who already know what they want to study.

Powerline Engage Visit Days

Open to Powerline interested students only

Learn What You Can Expect at Find Your Thunder Visit Days!

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors...

Join us for Find Your Thunder Visit Days!

Check out life at NCC

You'll get a campus and dorm tour, meet with faculty within your desired program, chat with current NCC students, connect with our Athletic Director, and talk with an Admissions representative! Have questions about financial aid? Meet with a Financial Aid rep and talk about financial aid opportunities.

Select a Find Your Thunder: Explore or Find Your Thunder: Engage Visit Day based on where you're at.

Still figuring out what to study? Find Your Thunder: Explore is open to all programs except Powerline, so you can check out campus with zero pressure.

Already know your program? Find Your Thunder: Engage puts you with faculty and students in that exact field. Powerline students have their own Engage dates, reserved exclusively for them.

You will begin receiving emails from NCC related to this event after you have registered. Sometimes these emails may deliver to your email spam folder. Please check your email spam folder often so that you don’t miss important information.

Agenda: 9am - 1pm

All days start at 9am in Building H

Full Campus Tour

Meet with Faculty, NCC Students, NCC’s Athletic Director, & Admissions

Placement assessment and Financial Aid meetings are available in the afternoon.

Get $75 in Thunder Cash!

Any Sophomores, juniors, and Seniors who attend a Find Your Thunder Visit Day will receive $75 in Thunder Cash to spend in the NCC College Store. That means you can go home with all the free t-shirts, hoodies, water bottles, ball caps, and more! Limit one Thunder Cash card per academic year. 

Ready to see what your life can look like at NCC? Sign up for a

Find Your Thunder Visit Day.

Get Financial Aid

We work with you to reach your goal of attending college! ​Our Financial Aid staff will help you find aid programs and ​​counsel ​you in planning ​your ​individual methods of meeting college costs.

Receive a Fully Accredited Education

We're fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. This is a commission of the North Central Association of Colleges & Schools and the Iowa Department of Education,​ in addition to specialized accreditation for specific academic programs.

Launch your Career

NCC is ranked #1 in Iowa and #4 in the nation for Best Junior College for Employment with a whopping 96% job placement rate. Are you ready to launch your career with the best of the best?

Earn a Great Income

Did you know that those with a degree on average make 40% more money? A diploma from NCC will set you up for success in your career so you can earn a great income.

Enjoy an Exciting Student Life

Choose from tons of clubs, organizations, and intramural sports such as basketball, dodgeball, volleyball, soccer, sports shooting, and so much more. We compete in the NJCAA conference and ICCAC. NCC is ALSO home to an elite collegiate Sports Shooting Team, ranked #4 in Iowa!

Enroll in a Program As Unique As You

Design your education path with full-time, part-time, night or day classes, on-campus, and online options. You choose what works for you! Many of your classes will be hands-on and will introduce you to an exciting new world in your chosen field of study.

Ready to learn how you can launch your career, earn a great income, and engage in exciting hands-on courses customized to your unique needs?

Sign up for a Find Your Thunder Visit Day.

Why our students love NCC

“The instructors were very helpful! The skillset I received at NCC has helped me to be successful in my career.”

Tyler Gengler Computer Grad Currently employed at Interstates, Sioux Center

"The people that I’ve met have been super helpful and supportive in giving me the best learning experience I can get."  

Mia Wassink Edgerton, Minnesota

Ready to chat with students like these and experience what life is like at NCC? Register for a Find Your Thunder Visit.