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Northwest Technical College

905 Grant Avenue SE, Bemidji, MN 56601 · Public 2-year · (218) 333-6600 · School website

Average net price

$10,996

per year after grants, College Scorecard

Career completions

108

2023-24, IPEDS

Finish on time

50%

within 150% of normal time, Scorecard

Students with Pell

31.7%

share of undergraduates, Scorecard

Takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Higher Learning Commission Credit for military training (IPEDS) Open admission (IPEDS)

Career programs at Northwest Technical College

Northwest Technical College reported 108 certificate and associate completions in 14 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in billing and coding (27). College Scorecard counts 751 undergraduates.

Program	Award	Length	Program cost	Completions	Earnings, 1 yr	Funding and results
Billing and coding	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	27	$25,980	WIOA list
Electrician	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	21	$43,720	WIOA list
LPN/LVN	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	20	Not published	WIOA list
Plumbing	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	19	Not published	WIOA list
Dental assistant	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	14	$36,203	WIOA list
HVAC	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	4	Not published	WIOA list
Automotive	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	3	Not published	WIOA list
IT support	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published	WIOA list
Cosmetology	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Carpentry	Certificate, Associate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
Welding	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published	WIOA list
EMT and paramedic	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published	WIOA list
Massage therapy	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published
CNA	Certificate	Not reported	Not reported	0	Not published	WIOA list

Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).

Cost and aid at Northwest Technical College

What a year costs, 2024-25

Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools: $6,254
Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS: $6,254
Books and suppliesIPEDS: $1,600
Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid: $10,996
Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs: $15,000
Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students: $42,930

Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.

Northwest Technical College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)

How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.