Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, Minnesota
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 751 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- CarpentersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $49,685 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,096
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $42,594 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 94 finishedGraduates here earned $70,232 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (12)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,067
- ForestryCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,922
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $44,599
- GerontologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,716
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 19 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,531
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,886per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $22,070sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,638Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 29%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $47,9206 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,27010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 41%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 28%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northwest Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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