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Northwest Technical College

Bemidji, Minnesota Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Northwest Technical College is a public two-year institution in Bemidji, Minnesota. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 978 students. It is part of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.

Northwest Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 40 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling, and Electrician. It awarded 289 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
978
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
289
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
40
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 40

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

Health Professions 12
Construction Trades 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Education 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Engineering Technologies 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Precision Production 1

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
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
133
Certificates under 1 year
54
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
52
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
50

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
978
Undergraduates, fall 2024
978
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,624
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
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
75%
Men
25%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
61%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
John L. Hoffman
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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