Northwest Technical College offers 63 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 33 major programs - 22 Certificate and 11 Associate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,254 for undergraduate programs. (Northwest Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.)

Total 487 students out of total 978 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 210 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northwest Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwest Technical College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address905 Grant Avenue SE, Bemidji, MN
Online Students487 Enrolled Online Exclusively
280 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$6,254
Northwest Technical College is a public school, but tuition & fees for online program is same for all students.
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total33 Programs
Certificate22 Programs
Associates11 Programs

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest Technical College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,254 for all students. Northwest Technical College is a public school, but the online program tuition is same for all students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $197 for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$5,731$6,380$6,226$6,226$6,254
Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Undergraduate$178$202$197$197$197
Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest Technical College offers 63 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 33 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 22 Certificates, 11 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs2211NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs4221NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Support SpecialistONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Industrial Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Gerontology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
ElectricianONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Welding Technology/WelderONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Services/Allied Health/Health SciencesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Medical Transcription/TranscriptionistONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder4 6 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical BillerONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling33 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 102 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science3 1 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest Technical College, there are 978 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 767 students were attending classes through distance learning (487 students are enrolled exclusively and 280 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment978
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses487
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses280
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses211

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 487 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 435 Minnesota Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 52 students living in the U.S. States other than Minnesota, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses487
Minnesota Resident435
Other State In U.S.52
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses487
Degree/Certificate Seeking303
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking184

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