by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Northwest Career College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price strips out grant and scholarship aid to show what families really pay. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $16,470.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $14,076.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $14,776.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $14,865.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $15,560.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $14,320.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,412.00 |
Run your own numbers with the Northwest Career College Net Price Calculator, or check with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median graduating debt at Northwest Career College is $8,314.00, landing it in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,782.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $8,314.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The figures below split graduating borrowers into three income brackets:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $8,381.00 |
| Middle income | $8,240.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $2,881.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-generation college students often carry different debt loads than their continuing-generation peers.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $8,314.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The Pell Grant is the main federal need-based award for undergraduates. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at Northwest Career College amounts to $829.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Northwest Career College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 35.2% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Northwest Career College come to $45,345,245.00 distributed across 6,110 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs like the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD tuition assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 167 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,660.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the veterans benefits detail.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Northwest Career College, consider the following:
Explore the related pages below for a deeper look at the cost picture:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.