Northwood Technical College
Rice Lake, Wisconsin
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 2,149 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural MechanizationCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,245
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 55 finishedGraduates here earned $39,757 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 104 finishedGraduates here earned $44,195 a year after finishingNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $46,183 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $29,310 a year after finishingNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $52,683 a year after finishingNationally: $46,417
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $28,255 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $57,016 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $52,158 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $70,896 a year after finishingNationally: $56,388
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $38,936 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $38,659 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 69 finishedGraduates here earned $39,263 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedGraduates here earned $42,298 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $38,523 a year after finishingNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 320 finishedGraduates here earned $33,990 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 61 finishedGraduates here earned $69,731 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 58 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 471 finishedGraduates here earned $50,067 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (18)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $44,791
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 25 finishedGraduates here earned $39,891 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $42,478
- GerontologyCertificate · 36 finishedNationally: $43,716
- GerontologyAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $50,377
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $48,237
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $37,675 a year afterNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 29 finishedGraduates here earned $40,777 a year afterNationally: $38,048
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $38,629
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $38,421
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 96 finishedGraduates here earned $28,957 a year afterNationally: $23,489
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $29,038
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $40,588 a year afterNationally: $37,661
- WoodworkingCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $37,571
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $18,550per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,164sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,044Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 21%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 62%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $44,7576 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $48,39610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $8,789federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 60%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 11%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 Northwood 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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