Northwest Technical Institute

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northwest Technical Institute

Northwest Technical Institute operates as a public institution located in Springdale, Arkansas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 206 students of which 294 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northwest Technical Institute is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,992, with published in-state tuition of $6,277 and a Pell grant recipient share of 78.8%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 73.5% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $41,513 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,241 six years post-enrollment, and 58.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.