Northwest Technical Institute: Review & Facts

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Northwest Technical Institute is a public school with 205 students enrolled. This institution is one of the 3 colleges located in Springdale, Arkansas.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate is offered at Northwest Technical Institute.

Majors
Offered
9
Northwest Technical Institute deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 9 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Automotive and Mechanic, Industrial Technologies, Welding, and Medical. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

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 usually a positive sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Northwest Technical Institute student retention rate is very high at 93% (well above Arkansas average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students definitely love their stay at this school.

Student Retention
93%
Good
The graduation rate at NTI is average: 60%. About 2% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Northwest Technical Institute is good: 8:1.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition prices are very low, around $4,200 per year. The additional fees at Northwest Technical Institute not covered by tuition are roughly $1,000; which totals $5,200 per academic year.

Read the details about NTI 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

Dual Credits
Accepted
Yes
This college might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Northwest Technical Institute is $10.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to NTI and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (479) 751-8824 or check Northwest Technical Institute Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Northwest Technical Institute provides a distance learning option.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at NTI, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At present there is no on-campus housing at Northwest Technical Institute.

Based on the college crime numbers, NTI appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Northwest Technical Institute Location and Address

Postal Address:
Northwest Technical Institute
709 S Old Missouri Rd
Springdale, Arkansas
72764, USA
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