RetrainMap / Training providers / Minnesota / Northwest Technical College
Free · the federal record for one provider · Minnesota
Northwest Technical College (Minnesota): 44 training programs — cost, completion, employment and earnings from the federal record
Northwest Technical College (Higher Ed: Associate's Degree), 905 Grant Ave Se, Bemidji has 44 programs on Minnesota’s Training Provider Results list leading to: Associate's degree such as A.A. A.S. and others; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 1-29 semester or trimester credits or 1-44 quarter credits or 1-899 contact hours; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 30-59 semester or trimester credits or 45-89 quarter credits 900-1799 contact hours; Sub-bachelor's postsecondary award 60 credits or more or 90 quarter credits or more or 1 800 contact hours or more. The table prints what the provider reported for each: the published cost, how many students exited, the share who completed, the share employed in the second quarter after exit, and their median earnings in that quarter — as reported, with the federal definition of every column below. Nothing is ranked, imputed or estimated. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Published cost basis | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) | Avg WIOA ITA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accounting | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 18 | 67% | 72% | $8,888 | — |
| 2 | Accounting | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 31 | 35% | 87% | $9,298 | — |
| 3 | Accounting Clerk | $6,077 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | 18 | 67% | 72% | $8,888 | — |
| 4 | Administrative Assistant | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 11 | 64% | 82% | $9,307 | — |
| 5 | Administrative Business Specialist | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Administrative Support | $6,457 | 60 wk · 34 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Automotive Service and Performance | $12,533 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 61 | 31% | 82% | $7,381 | — |
| 8 | Business | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 73 | 27% | 78% | $7,561 | — |
| 9 | Business Foundations | $3,038 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Business Transfer Pathway | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 6 | 50% | 67% | $7,166 | — |
| 11 | Child Care and Education | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 42 | 33% | 81% | $4,704 | — |
| 12 | Child Care and Education - Level I | $3,798 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Child Care and Education Level II | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Commercial Refrigeration/HVAC | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 25 | 56% | 92% | $10,164 | — |
| 15 | Community Health Worker | $3,038 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 84 | 80% | 94% | $11,369 | — |
| 16 | Computer Support | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Dental Assisting | $8,546 | 60 wk · 45 hrs | 50 | 66% | 78% | $6,592 | — |
| 18 | Dental Assisting | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 48 | 56% | 75% | $7,006 | — |
| 19 | E-Merging Computer Technology | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 20 | 35% | 55% | $6,796 | — |
| 20 | Electrical Construction and Maintenance | $15,572 | 120 wk · 16 hrs | 112 | 55% | 71% | $9,223 | — |
| 21 | Electrical Construction and Maintenance | $14,053 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 100 | 70% | 89% | $9,627 | — |
| 22 | Electrical Instrumentation | $5,697 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 100 | 70% | 89% | $9,627 | — |
| 23 | Engineering Technology | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 40% | 90% | $7,538 | — |
| 24 | Gerontology | $3,207 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 7 | 71% | 100% | $4,542 | — |
| 25 | Health Sciences Broad Field | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 431 | 5% | 78% | $8,692 | — |
| 26 | Healthcare Administrative Leadership | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 80% | 60% | $7,005 | — |
| 27 | Healthcare Administrative Support | $7,596 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 11 | 45% | 73% | $6,082 | — |
| 28 | Human Resources | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 19 | 68% | 79% | $9,664 | — |
| 29 | Industrial Maintenance | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 10 | 40% | 90% | $7,538 | — |
| 30 | Management and Entrepreneurship | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | 7 | 100% | 86% | $5,974 | — |
| 31 | Medical Coding | $5,507 | 30 wk · 29 hrs | 103 | 73% | 50% | $8,756 | — |
| 32 | Medical Coding | $7,596 | 60 wk · 40 hrs | 103 | 73% | 50% | $8,756 | — |
| 33 | Medical Coding | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 58 | 57% | 55% | $9,794 | $2,855 |
| 34 | Nursing | $12,154 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 358 | 87% | 83% | $16,432 | $5,538 |
| 35 | Nursing Assistant | $760 | 30 wk · 4 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Plumbing Technology | $3,038 | 30 wk · 16 hrs | 84 | 68% | 79% | $8,719 | — |
| 37 | Practical Nursing | $7,026 | 60 wk · 37 hrs | 71 | 79% | 93% | $10,289 | — |
| 38 | Residential Plumbing/HVAC | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 84 | 68% | 79% | $8,719 | — |
| 39 | Residential Wiring | $3,798 | 30 wk · 20 hrs | 100 | 70% | 89% | $9,627 | — |
| 40 | Sales and Marketing | $6,077 | 60 wk · 32 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Sales and Marketing | $3,418 | 30 wk · 18 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | Sales Marketing and Management | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 14 | 43% | 93% | $8,526 | — |
| 43 | Welding Technology | $5,345 | 60 wk · 30 hrs | 14 | 50% | 64% | $6,770 | — |
| 44 | Young Child Education | $11,394 | 120 wk · 50 hrs | 27 | 44% | 67% | $4,183 | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov (state Eligible Training Provider performance reports, form ETA-9171), snapshot taken 2026-09-02; the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is tuition and fees for a non-WIOA participant where the provider reported it (books and supplies added only when reported separately), otherwise the average WIOA training-account dollars per participant — the basis is printed under each figure. The provider’s own program page is linked where it reported one; RetrainMap has not verified those links.
How to read the columns — the federal data dictionary
Definitions from the TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0 (2024-05-15), as shipped in the dataset’s data_dictionary.csv. Median earnings are one calendar quarter, not a year. Percentages of small cohorts are noisy — read the exited count first. A dash means the federal file prints −1 (suppressed: small cohort, not reported, or flagged) — blank here, never zero.
- all_completed_pct (federal field field_c_completed_percent)
- Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_employed_q2_pct (federal field field_c_q2_employment_percent)
- Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_median_earnings_q2_usd (federal field field_c_median_earnings)
- Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125)
- avg_ita_cost_per_wioa_participant_usd (federal field field_c_cost_per_wioa)
- Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135)
- non_wioa_tuition_fees_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_tuition_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111)
- non_wioa_books_supplies_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_supplies_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Books and Supplies (DE112)
- length_weeks (federal field field_program_length_weeks)
- Length of the training program in weeks, as completed by a full-time student (DE114); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- length_hours (federal field field_program_length_hours)
- Length of the training program in clock/contact hours (DE113); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- all_students_exited (federal field field_c_total_exited)
- Total number of individuals exited from the training program (DE121)
More of Minnesota’s record, free: training costs in Minnesota by program type · laid off in Minnesota: the first four days.
The provider’s rows are free. The whole record, and the ranking, are paid.
The same 70,088-program index, cleaned, with the federal data dictionary and provenance, is one CSV: the Training Provider Outcomes dataset — $49, instant download. The Retraining ROI report — $39 takes one target occupation and one state, ranks every listed program by the employment its completers reported, and prints a payback estimate per program with its basis. Built from the same federal record; free sample on that page. Sold by Steelyard Ventures LLC; 14-day no-questions refund.
Sources and dates
- U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration — Training Provider Results program index, https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/ · snapshot 2026-09-02 · normalised in the RetrainMap Training Provider Outcomes dataset (suppressed −1 cells blank; percentages 0–100; nothing imputed)
- TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0, 2024-05-15 — https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/assets/ETP_Data_Dictionary.pdf
Other providers in Minnesota: the Minnesota provider index.