Certificate Programs at Northwest Educational Center

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
4	$10,700

Northwest Educational Center is a Less than 2-years, private (for-profit) school located in Houston, Texas. Its published tuition & fees of Medical / Clinical Assistant program, which is the largest program at the school, is $10,700 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $24,300. A total of 69 students are attending the school. Northwest Educational Center has 4 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Northwest Educational Center is Medical / Clinical Assistant and its 2024 tuition & fees are $10,700. For reference, the average tuition for the Medical / Clinical Assistant program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,239.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$10,700	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Barbering / Barber	$17,625	-	1,000 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$14,546	-	1,167 Hours	10.34 Months
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$17,625	-	1,000 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$10,700	-	900 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $10,700 at Northwest Educational Center. The total cost of attendance is $18,388 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$10,700
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	$5,813
Other Living Expenses	$1,875
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$18,388

¹Northwest Educational Center does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Northwest Educational Center offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED
Barbering/Barber	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	74	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 an the retention rate is 80%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	80%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Student Population	69 Students
Number of Faculties	8 Faculties
Number of Staffs	19 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Northwest Educational Center provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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