Northwestern Technological Institute
Southfield, Michigan · Website
$41,237
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,237
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Northwestern Technological Institute is a for-profit under 2-year college in Southfield, Michigan with 746 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $34,423 a year. 72% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $41,237 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
$34,423
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
72%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,237
Rank 2,475 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
- $34,423
- Cost of attendance
- $39,066
- Students with a need-based grant
- 60%
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $34,098
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $36,796
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $38,715
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $39,066
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $39,066
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
Dollars a year
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
- 746
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 2.9%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 1
- 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 2,475 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 145 in Michigan (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | MI median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $34,423 | $17,194 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $15,221 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 81% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 59% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 70% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $13,000 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,480 | $32,840 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,237 | $36,115 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 28% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 54% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 471 | $9,500 | $36,015 | $47,685 | $45,268 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Southfield and Michigan on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Michigan
- Homes: Homes for sale in Michigan
Questions and answers
How much does Northwestern Technological Institute cost?
$34,423 a year is the average net price at Northwestern Technological Institute after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,066. Families earning under $30,000 pay $34,098 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Northwestern Technological Institute?
Northwestern Technological Institute has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Northwestern Technological Institute graduates earn?
$41,237 a year is the median pay of former Northwestern Technological Institute students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,480 after 6 years). That ranks 2,475 of 5,094 US colleges and 53 of 145 in Michigan. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $36,015.
How much student debt do Northwestern Technological Institute graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Northwestern Technological Institute graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 60% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Northwestern Technological Institute?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Northwestern Technological Institute finish within 150% of the normal time. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Northwestern Technological Institute?
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (471 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 1 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.