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Plumbing program at Northwest Technical College
Bemidji, MN · Public 2-year · (218) 333-6600 · School website
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- Not reported
- LengthIPEDS
- Not reported
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 19
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard
- Not published (small cohort)
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $49,996
- Typical pay for plumbers, pipefitters and steamfittersBLS OEWS May 2025, Minnesota
- $94,410
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Northwest Technical College awarded 19 plumbing credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its number 4 career program of 14 we list.
| Award | CIP | Completions | Length | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year) | 46.0503 Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (1 to under 2 years) | 46.0503 Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 7 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Certificate (2 to under 4 years) | 46.0503 Plumbing Technology/Plumber | 12 | Not reported | Not reported |
On Minnesota's WIOA eligible training provider list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing TechnologySub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours · In person · CIP 46.0503 | $2,850 | 30 weeks, 16 hours a week | 60% | 82.5% | $7,583 | 80 |
| Residential Plumbing/HVACSub-bachelor's postsecondary award 60 credits or more or 90 quarter credits or more or 1 800 contact hours or more · In person · CIP 46.0503 | $10,689 | 120 weeks, 50 hours a week | 60% | 82.5% | $7,583 | 80 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. Matched to this page by provider name, address and field of study (CIP code).
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