Career Programs at NTC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwest Technical College is $6,226 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Northwest Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

59% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,121 (exclude student loans).

NTC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$6,226
Average Financial Amount	$4,121

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Northwest Technical College offers 37 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 210 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Northwest Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	18	13	32
2 Years Certificate	14	8	25
4 Years Certificate	4	0	25
Total	37	21	210

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

32 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
25 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
25 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
128 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Computer Support Specialist	✔	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✔	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Gerontology	✔	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrician	✕	0	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	24 completers	-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	✔	0	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✔	14	-
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	✔	0	-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	✕	0	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✔	10	-
Business [+]	✔	7 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	1	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	1	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✔	2	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✔	3	-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	✔	0	-
	Total	32

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Forest Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Electrician	✔	0	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✔	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	22 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	10	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✔	1	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✔	2	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	9	-
Business [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✔	1	-
	Total	25

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Construction Trades [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Electrician	✕	9	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	9	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
	Total	25

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✔	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	1 completers	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Child Development	✕	3	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Electrician	✕	7	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	97 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	11	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✔	7	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✔	2	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	77	-
Business [+]	✔	12 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✔	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	6	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	3	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	1	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✔	2	-
	Total	128

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 721 students are attending at Northwest Technical College. There are 21 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 16 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 47 (full-time) and 26 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Northwest Technical College is 45% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 58% at the school.

NTC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	721
Graduation Rate	45%
Number of Faculty	37
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at NTC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 794 students enrolled into Northwest Technical College. By gender, 254 male and 540 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwest Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Northwest Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	794	254	540
Full-time	252	149	103
Part-tme	542	105	437

There are 609 White (76.70%), 29 Black/African American (3.65%), 23 Hispanic (2.90%), 6 Asian (0.76%), and 149 students with other races attending Northwest Technical College. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northwest Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	794	254	540
American Indian/Native American	54	9	45
Asian	6	1	5
Black/African American	29	5	24
Hispanic	23	9	14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	609	204	405
Two More	37	7	30
Un-Known	32	18	14
Non-resident Alien	3	1	2

Northwest Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

396 students (49.87% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 194 students (24.43% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Northwest Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northwest Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	794
Enrolled Online Exclusively	396
Enrolled Some Online Courses	194
Not in Online Courses	204

By age range, at Northwest Technical College, 171 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.54% of total students), 281 students are aged below 20 (35.39%), 25 students are aged above 50 (6.30%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Northwest Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	794	254	540
Under 18	133	48	85
Age 18-19	148	89	59
Age 20-21	91	39	52
Age 22-24	80	20	60
Age 25-29	103	26	77
Age 30-34	75	8	67
Age 35-39	72	11	61
Age 40-49	60	10	50
Age 50-64	25	2	23
Age Un-Known	7	1	6

Directory and Accreditation Information

Northwest Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1995 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northwest Technical College.

905 Grant Avenue SE, Bemidji, MN

218-333-6600

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