Northwest Educational Center
Northwest Educational Center in Houston, TX, offers hands-on training for careers in allied health, cosmetology, barbering, and construction technology. The school emphasizes practical experience in modern facilities with specialized equipment to simulate real work environments. They also provide career counseling, financial aid assistance, and job placement services, along with flexible evening and weekend class schedules.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
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All Programs at Northwest Educational Center
2 trade programs at Northwest Educational Center, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
50 | $23,469/yr | — |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in TX → |
43 | $17,974/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Northwest Educational Center using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.