Northern Tier Career Center: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - Very BadSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Excellent

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Northern Tier Career Center is a public school with 35 students enrolled. This school was established in 1976 and is the only school located in Towanda, Pennsylvania.

Academic Offerings

At Northern Tier Career Center you can earn your 1-year certificate.

Majors
Offered
1
Northern Tier Career Center implements a continuous curriculum calendar system and offers 1 major - Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse Training. Read the details about Curriculum offered at this college and see the program Rating.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Northern Tier Career Center student retention rate is relatively low at 65% (way below Pennsylvania average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
65%
Bad
The graduation rate at Northern Tier Career Center is below average: 53%.

Student to faculty ratio at Northern Tier Career Center is decent: 17:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition prices are close to the nationwide median - about $12,000 annually. The additional fees at Northern Tier Career Center (not included in tuition costs) are roughly $1,400; which comes to a total of $13,400 per academic year.

Read the details about Northern Tier Career Center additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
70%
As reported in recent government data, 27 applications were submitted and 19 were accepted, so it is relatively easy to get admitted at this school.

The undergraduate application fee at Northern Tier Career Center is $25.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about applying to Northern Tier Career Center and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (570) 265-8113.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A-
Safe
This school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

Unfortunately, there is no on-campus housing at Northern Tier Career Center.

Based on the college crime information, Northern Tier Career Center seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Northern Tier Career Center Location and Address

Postal Address:
Northern Tier Career Center
120 Career Center Lane
Towanda, Pennsylvania
18848-9731, USA
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