Northwest State Community College

Archbold, OH · Public · 1,037 students · Visit Website

Northwest State Community College (NSCC) offers hands-on training for in-demand careers, with a focus on nursing, business administration, and various skilled trades like welding, industrial electrical, and HVAC-R. The school emphasizes practical experience through state-of-the-art labs and an Advanced Manufacturing Training Center. NSCC also provides career services, including resume help and job search tools, and partners with regional employers for programs like the EDGE Earn-and-Learn, which combines coursework with paid work experience.

Programs Analyzed

4

Avg Grad Earnings

$45,123/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

72/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,578/yr
Out-of-state: $8,930/yr

All Programs at Northwest State Community College

4 trade programs at Northwest State CC, 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 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
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81 $63,343/yr $13,931 68.8x High Very Large
292 openings/yr
Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
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80 $47,124/yr $8,959 99.2x Low Very Large
258 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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76 $42,324/yr 49.4x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Clinical Laboratory Science
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
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53 $27,702/yr $7,000 66.5x Moderate Large
79 openings/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 4 trade and vocational programs at Northwest State Community College 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.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.