Northern Career Institute
Eastlake, Ohio · Also known as Willoughby-Eastlake School of Practical Nursing is a program that is offered at the Northern Career Institute · Website
$49,073
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,073
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northern Career Institute is a public under 2-year college in Eastlake, Ohio with 150 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $12,759 a year (tuition and fees $16,250). 77% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $49,073 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,759
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,250
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
77%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,073
Rank 1,551 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,759
- Tuition and fees
- $16,250
- Cost of attendance
- $20,379
- Students with a need-based grant
- 81%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,115
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,143
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,841
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,064
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,681
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $11,800 in 2015-16 to $16,250 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 150
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 93%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 77%
- Retention rate
- 82%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 4
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,551 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,759 | $17,906 | $13,490 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,250 | $15,202 | $9,344 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 77% | 59% | 79% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 82% | 74% | 82% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $14,211 | $9,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,210 | $36,744 | $37,893 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,073 | $41,273 | $40,517 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 32% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 83 | $9,500 | $40,973 | $58,448 | $56,073 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Eastlake and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Northern Career Institute cost?
$12,759 a year is the average net price at Northern Career Institute after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,250, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $20,379. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,115 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northern Career Institute?
Northern Career Institute has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northern Career Institute graduates earn?
$49,073 a year is the median pay of former Northern Career Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,210 after 6 years). That ranks 1,551 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $40,973.
How much student debt do Northern Career Institute graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Northern Career Institute graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northern Career Institute?
77% of first-time, full-time students at Northern Career Institute finish within 150% of the normal time. 82% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public under 2-year colleges is 79%.
What are the most popular majors at Northern Career Institute?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (83 certificate graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (6 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.