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Located in Bemidji, Minnesota, Northwest Technical College is a public institution. Bemidji is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

231 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,896 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Northwest Technical College?

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Contact details for NTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 905 Grant Avenue Se, Bemidji, MN 56601-4907
Phone: 218-333-6600
Website: www.ntcmn.edu

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Can I Afford NTC?

$5,896 In-State Tuition
40% Take Out Loans
During a recent academic cycle, part-time students at NTC paid $197 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $5,896 $5,896
Fees $330 $330
Books and Supplies $1,600 $1,600

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NTC, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $6,042 a year. That adds up to $24,168 over four years for those students.

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Northwest Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

231 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 825 undergraduate students at NTC, with 231 being full-time and 594 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 231 full-time undergraduates at NTC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Technical College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 191
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 35

Online Learning at Northwest Technical College

374 Took All Classes Online
605 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 605 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NTC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 7th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 44%
Construction Trades 34%
Electrician 43%

Northwest Technical College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Electrician 0 13 15 28
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 18 0 0 18
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 9 7 16
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 8 3 5 16
Plumbing Technology/Plumber 0 0 10 10
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 10 10
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 4 0 4
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 0 2 2
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 0 0 2 2
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 0 1 0 1
Building/Property Maintenance 0 0 0 0
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 0 0
General Construction Trades 0 0 0 0
Industrial Technology 0 0 0 0
Industrial Safety Technology 0 0 0 0
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 0 0 0 0
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 0 0 0 0
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 0 0 0 0
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 0 0 0 0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 0 0 0 0
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 0 0 0 0
Welding Technology/Welder 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 30 51 107

Northwest Technical College Trades

In a recent academic period, Northwest Technical College awarded 257 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Dental Support Services 0 7 9 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 15 13 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 8 5 3 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 4 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 2 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 1 0
Mental & Social Health Services 18 0 0 0
Plumbing & Water Supply 0 10 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 10 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 2 0 0
Total 52 131 74 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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