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Northwest Educational Center

Houston, Texas Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Northwest Educational Center is a private for-profit career and technical school in Houston, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 305 students.

Northwest Educational Center offers certificates across 5 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Barbering, Cosmetology, and Construction Management. It awarded 119 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 92% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

305

Students enrolled

92%

First-year retention

119

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

20:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 5

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2

Barbering Certificate 42 graduates
Cosmetology Certificate 26 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 1

Construction Management Certificate 6 graduates

Health Professions 2

Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Certificate

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 92%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 119

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 305
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 305
Full-time, fall 2024: 100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 417
Full-time, 2024-25: 100%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 68%
Men: 32%
White: 3%
Hispanic or Latino: 55%
Black or African American: 39%
Asian: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Continuous
Operations Director: Steve Mares
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates