by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Northwest Technical College, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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The cost of attendance at Northwest Technical College amounts to about $18,271.00 a year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $6,254.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $12,017.00 |
| Total cost | $18,271.00 |
| That is 5% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $18,271.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$5,909.00 |
| Net price | $12,362.00 |
| That is 36% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $18,271.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$10,267.00 |
| Net price | $8,004.00 |
| That is 58% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with tuition and fees and living costs. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $8,004.00 | $12,362.00 | $18,271.00 |
| Senior year | $8,004.00 | $12,362.00 | $18,271.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $32,016.00 | $49,448.00 | $73,084.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $12,197.00 | $18,838.00 | $27,842.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $368.00 | $569.00 | $841.00 |
| Total amount paid | $44,213.00 | $68,286.00 | $100,926.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $8,004.00 | $12,362.00 | $18,271.00 |
| Senior year | $8,004.00 | $12,362.00 | $18,271.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $16,008.00 | $24,724.00 | $36,542.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $6,098.00 | $9,419.00 | $13,921.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $184.00 | $285.00 | $421.00 |
| Total amount paid | $22,106.00 | $34,143.00 | $50,463.00 |
| See the full net-price breakdown in the net price section below. |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $10,996.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $12,941.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $7,372.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $11,398.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $10,799.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $15,300.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $17,264.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Northwest Technical College Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
Dig into how aid is awarded on the grants & scholarships detail.
The median graduating debt at Northwest Technical College comes to $9,500.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) burden category.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,000.00 |
| 25th | $3,604.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,500.00 |
| 75th | $13,750.00 |
| 90th | $21,183.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student loan debt detail.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $10,081.00 |
| Middle income | $9,500.00 |
| High income | $7,250.00 |
On average, low-income graduates leave with $2,831.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $10,251.00 |
Pell Grants are the largest source of federal need-based aid for undergrads. Contrasting Pell and non-Pell borrowers shows how need shapes debt.
The Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Northwest Technical College stands at $2,649.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The Department of Education default-rate tier for Northwest Technical College is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 17.8% |
To put the rates in context, Stafford loans at Northwest Technical College come to $47,995,239.00 spread across 4,221 student borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 13 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $3,509.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 3 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $2,590.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the veteran aid breakdown.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Northwest Technical College, keep these questions in mind:
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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.