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Northwood Technical College

⌖ Rice Lake, WI · 30 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$195,756 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

106.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−91%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,020Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$195,756at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$215,9560
2
4
6
8
−$195,75610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 106.9 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$4,926
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$7,169
Sticker price
Average net price$8,989
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$14,981
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$8,989Average net price / year
$14,981Cost of attendance
$8,250Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$87/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$47,020Median earnings · year 5 after completion
56.3%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
2,149Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$6,515
$30–48k$7,601
$48–75k$9,154
$75–110k$11,957
$110k+$14,726
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$47,020
Year 6$42,439
Year 10$43,406
Full-time retention
79.9%
Part-time retention
68.8%
Completion within 200% of normal time
57.5%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

54thEarnings percentile
47thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$44,992Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$11,518Median federal debt across categories that report debt
67%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$37,758Year 1
$49,705Year 4
$47,020Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,0052Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$73,5033Agricultural Mechanization · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,1754Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,7875Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,3416Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,3497Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree$55,9308Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,941

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in WI

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Janesville, WI

Blackhawk Technical College

Annual net price
$9,330
Observed earnings · year 5
$47,299
Modeled 10-year ROI
-89%
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Milwaukee Area Technical College

Annual net price
$9,112
Observed earnings · year 5
$48,214
Modeled 10-year ROI
-85%
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Lakeshore Technical College

Annual net price
$9,653
Observed earnings · year 5
$45,951
Modeled 10-year ROI
-96%
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Mid-State Technical College

Annual net price
$10,873
Observed earnings · year 5
$46,675
Modeled 10-year ROI
-93%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$76,005$11,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$73,503$17,499
Agricultural MechanizationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,175Not available
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,787Not available
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,341$12,000
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,349$10,250
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$55,930Not available
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,941$5,500
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$52,003$12,954
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,169$7,000
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,727Not available
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,308$13,167
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,947$12,751
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$44,992$10,252
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$41,762$11,518
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,582$9,437
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$41,415$16,285
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$40,716$12,375
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,567$12,000
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$39,229$12,914
GerontologyAssociate's Degree$39,217Not available
GerontologyUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,916$11,137
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,870$8,312
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,379$10,534
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,988$16,250
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,846$5,500
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$31,016$16,500
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$12,000
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's DegreeNot available$6,453
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$11,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.