68%
Graduation Rate
66%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Northwest Career College, the graduation rate is 68 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 66 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 58.31% (private (for-profit) special-use Associate's college).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,284 students out of 1,900 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 3 years for 2-year Associate degree) at Northwest Career College.
By gender, 134 male and 1,150 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
|---|
| Total | 1,900 | 1,284 | 67.58% |
|---|
| Men | 249 | 134 | 53.82% |
|---|
| Women | 1,651 | 1,150 | 69.65% |
|---|
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Northwest Career College.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 64.29%
- Asian: 86.96%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 51.46%
- Hispanic: 76.53%
- White: 75.19%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 57.78%
- Two or More Race: 63.92%
- Unknown: 60.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 64.29%(9/14) |
33.33%(1/3) |
72.73%(8/11) |
|---|
| Asian | 86.96%(80/92) |
88.89%(16/18) |
86.49%(64/74) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 51.46%(299/581) |
45.21%(33/73) |
52.36%(266/508) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 76.53%(564/737) |
51.32%(39/76) |
79.43%(525/661) |
|---|
| White | 75.19%(200/266) |
59.57%(28/47) |
78.54%(172/219) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 57.78%(26/45) |
40.00%(2/5) |
60.00%(24/40) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 63.92%(101/158) |
57.69%(15/26) |
65.15%(86/132) |
|---|
| Unknown | 60.00%(3/5) |
- |
75.00%(3/4) |
|---|
Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate
A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Northwest Career College, 2 of 2 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 100.00%.