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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwood Technical College is $6,583 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.
Northwood Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .
55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,515 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $6,583 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $5,515 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Northwood Technical College offers 68 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, 1,605 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 12 Weeks Certificate | 9 | 0 | 346 |
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 27 | 1 | 508 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 25 | 0 | 380 |
| 4 Years Certificate | 7 | 0 | 52 |
| Total | 68 | 1 | 1,605 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 346 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
- 508 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 380 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 52 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
- 319 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 3 completers | - |
| Dairy Husbandry and Production | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Agricultural Animal Breeding | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | ✕ | 51 completers | - |
| Gerontology | ✕ | 51 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 184 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 184 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 90 completers | - |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | ✕ | 69 | - |
| Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide | ✕ | 21 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 16 completers | - |
| Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Total | 346 |
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 13 completers | - |
| Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology | ✕ | 13 | - |
| Construction Trades [+] | ✕ | 2 completers | - |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | ✕ | 2 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 30 completers | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician | ✕ | 5 | - |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | ✕ | 9 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 7 completers | - |
| Machine Tool Technology/Machinist | ✕ | 7 | - |
| Total | 52 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 2,677 students are attending at Northwood Technical College. There are 144 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 501 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 5 to 1 (20.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 323 (full-time) and 561 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Northwood Technical College is 60% and transfer-out rate is 4%. The retention rate is 77% at the school.
| Student Population | 2,677 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 60% |
| Number of Faculty | 645 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 5 to 1 |
Student Population at WITC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,656 students enrolled into Northwood Technical College. By gender, 985 male and 1,671 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwood Technical College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,656 | 985 | 1,671 |
| Full-time | 897 | 425 | 472 |
| Part-tme | 1,759 | 560 | 1,199 |
There are 2,305 White (86.78%), 51 Black/African American (1.92%), 76 Hispanic (2.86%), 45 Asian (1.69%), and 249 students with other races attending Northwood Technical College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,656 | 985 | 1,671 |
| American Indian/Native American | 80 | 25 | 55 |
| Asian | 45 | 16 | 29 |
| Black/African American | 51 | 18 | 33 |
| Hispanic | 76 | 34 | 42 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| White | 2,305 | 852 | 1,453 |
| Two More | 45 | 20 | 25 |
| Un-Known | 48 | 19 | 29 |
| Non-resident Alien | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Northwood Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
717 students (27.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,222 students (46.01% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Northwood Technical College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2,656 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 717 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 1,222 |
| Not in Online Courses | 717 |
By age range, at Northwood Technical College, 645 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.28% of total students), 864 students are aged below 20 (32.53%), 121 students are aged above 50 (8.73%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,656 | 985 | 1,671 |
| Under 18 | 320 | 136 | 184 |
| Age 18-19 | 544 | 282 | 262 |
| Age 20-21 | 342 | 123 | 219 |
| Age 22-24 | 303 | 103 | 200 |
| Age 25-29 | 344 | 94 | 250 |
| Age 30-34 | 250 | 80 | 170 |
| Age 35-39 | 194 | 62 | 132 |
| Age 40-49 | 233 | 62 | 171 |
| Age 50-64 | 116 | 37 | 79 |
| Over 64 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Age Un-Known | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Northwood Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1979 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northwood Technical College.
505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI
715-468-2815