Northwood Technical College
Northwood Technical College offers career-focused programs, including Registered Nursing, Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance, and Computer and Information Sciences. The college emphasizes hands-on training, with facilities like updated welding labs featuring state-of-the-art equipment and mobile training units that bring advanced manufacturing education directly to employer sites. Northwood Tech also connects employers with students and alumni through platforms like Handshake, a free job posting service.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Northwood Technical College
17 trade programs at Northwood Tech, 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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Information Sciences
Computer and Information Sciences, General Compare nationwide → |
83 | $50,239/yr | $5,817 |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
82 | $64,281/yr | $9,167 |
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Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
78 | $41,564/yr | $11,000 |
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Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
76 | $35,796/yr | $8,000 |
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Criminal Justice
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75 | $44,966/yr | $9,434 |
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Heavy Equipment Technology
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
72 | $55,793/yr | $8,500 |
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Vehicle Repair Technology
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
71 | $35,702/yr | $5,500 |
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Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
70 | $36,070/yr | $5,500 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
69 | $43,765/yr | $5,500 |
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IT Management
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
69 | $41,473/yr | — |
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Accounting
Accounting and Related Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
69 | $30,586/yr | $9,917 |
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Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
68 | $42,282/yr | $5,500 |
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Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
67 | $26,492/yr | $5,500 |
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Human Development & Family Studies
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Compare nationwide → |
60 | $23,210/yr | $10,750 |
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Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
58 | $27,494/yr | $13,667 |
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Mental Health Services
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
53 | $25,557/yr | $9,819 |
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Cosmetology
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Compare nationwide → Compare in WI → |
51 | $18,294/yr | $5,500 |
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 17 trade and vocational programs at Northwood Technical 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.