North Idaho College is a community college

Community college

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 with over 6,000 students in Coeur d'Alene

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Coeur d'Alene is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. Coeur d'Alene has the second largest metropolitan area in the state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census the population of Coeur...

, Idaho

Idaho

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, situated at the north end of Lake Coeur d'Alene

Lake Coeur d'Alene

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History

The school was established during the Great Depression

Great Depression

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 in 1933 as Coeur d'Alene Junior College. The name was changed in 1939 to North Idaho Junior College and again in 1971 to North Idaho College.

Academics

North Idaho College offers Associate's degree

Associate's degree

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s, including transfer degrees and the Associate of Applied Science degree.

Notable alumni

• Sarah Palin
  Sarah Palin
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  , former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice Presidential candidate, attended North Idaho College during the Spring 1983 semester before transferring to the University of Idaho
  University of Idaho
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• Rick Jore
  Rick Jore
  Rick Jore, a Montana politician and businessman, was a member of the 2006 Montana House of Representatives and chairman of the education committee. Jore was born and raised in Ronan, Montana and received his associates degree from North Idaho College in 1978...
  
  , former Montana State Representative
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  , received his Associate's degree from the school in 1978.

• Jason Bay
  Jason Bay
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  , Major League Baseball
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   All-Star
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  , attended North Idaho College from 1997-1998.