10-yr median earnings
$41,513
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Springdale, Arkansas
Northwest Technical Institute
Northwest Technical Institute is a public institution in Springdale, Arkansas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $15,992
- Avg net price / yr
- $41,513
- 10-yr median earnings
- 73.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Northwest Technical Institute posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 48%
- former-student earnings, US
- 73.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +1%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Northwest Technical Institute profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
60/100
Northwest Technical Institute
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$41,513
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$15,992
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$15,992
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Northwest Technical Institute vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Northwest Technical Institute ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Northwest Technical Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$41,513 Top 48% higher than 52% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Northwest Technical Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,513 | #2442 of 5103 | 52nd |
| Average net price | $15,992 | #2281 of 5020 | 55th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.5% | #1144 of 4858 | 76th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 206 | #3605 of 5462 | 34th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
206
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
73.5%
150%-time completion
$41,513
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Northwest Technical Institute ranks in Arkansas
State rank among 72 reporting Arkansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Northwest Technical Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $41,513 | #22 of 72 | 69th |
| Average net price | $15,992 | #47 of 70 | 33rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.5% | #6 of 67 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 206 | #50 of 74 | 32nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Arkansas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jefferson Regional School of Nursing | $73,975 | - |
| 2 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $73,827 | - |
| 3 | University of Arkansas Grantham | $63,496 | $8,370 |
| 4 | Baptist Health College Little Rock | $62,244 | $25,454 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | $60,376 | $24,149 |
| 6 | University of Arkansas | $58,191 | $18,209 |
| 7 | John Brown University | $53,907 | $20,397 |
| 8 | Harding University | $52,876 | $22,130 |
| 9 | Ouachita Baptist University | $51,673 | $22,409 |
| 10 | Central Baptist College | $46,789 | $12,287 |
| 11 | University of Central Arkansas | $45,938 | $16,511 |
| 12 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $45,265 | $17,248 |
| 22 | Northwest Technical InstituteThis school | $41,513 | $15,992 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Northwest Technical Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$15,900 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$16,026 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,061 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$16,992 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Northwest Technical Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,277 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,277 |
| Average Net Price | $15,992 |
78.8%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Northwest Technical Institute swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,461 to $15,534 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +58.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$4,461
Highest year
$15,534
Most recent (2023)
$11,212
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,0772023 · $11,212
Over the same years, enrollment went -13.9% (252 → 217 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
39.0%
Female
58.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$41,241
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.5%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 73.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $41,241 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $41,513 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.5% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 27 | $50,748 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 30 | $49,676 | - |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Northwest Technical Institute? ▼
Northwest Technical Institute is a public institution in Springdale, Arkansas. Undergraduate enrollment is 206 students.
How much do Northwest Technical Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Northwest Technical Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $41,513 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $41,241.
How much does Northwest Technical Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Northwest Technical Institute is $15,992. In-state tuition is $6,277 and out-of-state tuition is $6,277.
What is the graduation rate at Northwest Technical Institute? ▼
Northwest Technical Institute has a 73.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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