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Northwest Technology Center-Alva

Public Alva, OK · Rural · Southwest · 60% data
A- Graduation D+ Earnings D Diversity
Graduation Rate
81% A-
Most students who enroll finish their degree here
Earnings (10yr)
$32,501 D+
Below average for college graduates
Enrollment
58
Earnings -20% vs avg
Graduation +41% vs avg

Bottom line: A C- overall grade — outcomes trail most U.S. colleges.

What The Data Says

  1. A C- overall — outcomes trail most U.S. colleges on measured metrics.

  2. Graduate earnings fall 20% below the national college median.

  3. A 81% graduation rate — 41% above the national average.

About Northwest Technology Center-Alva

Northwest Technology Center-Alva is profiled below with full outcomes data from federal sources.

Interpretation generated from this school's federal outcomes, research, and mobility data.

Institutional Profile

Institution Type
Public College
Enrollment
58
Setting
Rural
Primary Strengths
Health Professions, Mechanic & Repair Tech, Culinary & Personal Services, Precision Production

Why students choose Northwest Technology Center-Alva

Strength in Health Professions
Its most-awarded field of study

CollegeRanker Report Card

Graded on outcomes, against every U.S. college.

C-
Top 55% overall
D+
Earnings
$32,501 median
A-
Graduation
81% graduate
D
Diversity
0.38 index

Each grade is this school's national percentile on a real outcome — earnings, value, mobility, and more.

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Can I Get In?

How selective Northwest Technology Center-Alva is — and how your numbers stack up.

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3.0
Test Score
1050
21

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Northwest Technology Center-Alva? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Alva, Oklahoma, Northwest Technology Center-Alva enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 81%.

Retention Rate
88%
Student–Faculty Ratio
11:1
Diversity Index
0.38
First-Gen Students
66%

Can I Afford It?

What you'll actually pay after grants and aid — not the sticker price.

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Northwest Technology Center-Alva? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Pell Grant Rate
10%
Federal Loan Rate
0%

What Happens After?

Earnings, debt, and where graduates actually land.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Northwest Technology Center-Alva Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Northwest Technology Center-Alva report median earnings of $32,501, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry
$35,157
8 Years
$25,865
10 Years
$32,501

Earnings Trajectory

$35,157 6yr $25,865 8yr $32,501 10yr

Graduation by Timeframe

100% (9)
82%
100% (9)
82%
100% (9)
82%
100% (9)
82%

How Northwest Compares

Dot right of center = above national average.

NATIONAL AVGGraduation81%Earnings 10yr$33KRetention88%Pell Grant Rate10%

Does It Change Lives?

Mobility, social capital, and innovation — does it move people up?

Top Programs

The fields Northwest Technology Center-Alva awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is It Hard to Get Into Northwest Technology Center-Alva? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Alva, Oklahoma, Northwest Technology Center-Alva enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 81%.

Is Northwest Technology Center-Alva Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Northwest Technology Center-Alva report median earnings of $32,501, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

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