Similar Schools to Northwest Technical College
Below schools are offering similar vocational programs that Northwest Technical College has. Compare those schools to with tuition, financial aid, offered vocational programs, and online availability.
2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwest Technical College is $6,246 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 .
63% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,231 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $6,246 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $5,231 |
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.
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 35% and transfer-out rate is 25%. The retention rate is 56% at the school.
| Student Population | 721 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 35% |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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%).
| 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.