Northwestern Technological Institute
Northwestern Technological Institute specializes in hands-on HVAC training, offering a 10.5-month program designed to prepare students for entry-level employment. The school emphasizes practical experience with equipment found in the field and helps students earn national HVAC certifications. They also provide job placement assistance, leveraging relationships with local heating, cooling, refrigeration, and property maintenance companies.
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All Programs at Northwestern Technological Institute
1 trade program at Northwestern Technological Institute, 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.
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Environmental Technology
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Compare nationwide → |
49 | $36,015/yr | $9,500 |
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 1 trade and vocational programs at Northwestern Technological Institute 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.