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Northern Career Institute

Eastlake, Ohio·Public, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·ncioh.edu

Northern Career Institute has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 77% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Tuition and fees are $16,250 (2024). Fall enrollment is 150 students, and 235 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
77%
—
Total enrollment
150
peer median 150
Avg net price
$12,759
-$3.2k vs peer
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About

Northern Career Institute is a vocational education institution located in Eastlake, Ohio, originally founded as the Willoughby-Eastlake School of Practical Nursing in September 1962. The school offers programs in Licensed Practical Nursing, Medical Assisting, and Medical Billing and Coding, and has graduated over 80 classes since its inception.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
77%
Full-time retention
82%

Pell equity

25.4pp gap
Pell recipients
81%35 of 43
Non-Pell (all)
56%5 of 9
Subsidized loan, no Pell
20%1 of 5
No Federal Aid
100%4 of 4

Pell recipients here graduate at a 25.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$9,500 debt · $58,448 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2014Next review Dec 2025
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2014Next review Dec 2020
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees

Accredited since 2009
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement, Board of Trustees

Accredited since 2006

Action history · 6

  1. Mar 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2021Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Feb 2019Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,115
$30–48k$13,143
$48–75k$15,841
$75–110k$16,064
$110k+$16,681

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,759
-$3,206vs peer median $15,966
Federal loans
70.7%
Tuition and fees
$16,250

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 189 students received $900K in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
189
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$900K
$899,611 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
308 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$436K
147 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$759K
161 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 93 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (4.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
93
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.5%
2017
14.7%
2018
10.2%
2019
4.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Northern Career Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
150
12-mo unduplicated
235
Undergraduate
235
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
8%19
Women
92%216

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
83.3%
Two or more
6.7%
White
4.7%
Hispanic
3.3%
Asian
2.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 140 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs60
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1

    Northern Career Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Northern Career Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectNorthern Career Institute
    		—Open admission150$12,759—
    Capital Area Career Center
    		—94.4%353$16,797—
    Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
    		—42.9%32$33,996—
    Charlotte Technical College
    		—Open admission330$5,874—
    Choffin Career and Technical Center
    		—100.0%50$17,141—
    Four Rivers Career Center
    		—Open admission30$27,746—
    Grady Health System Professional Schools
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry61No freshman cohort—
    J F Ingram State Technical College
    		—Open admission960$4,471—
    Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program
    		—88.0%23$15,939—
    John D Rockefeller IV Career Center
    		—Open admission20$19,229—
    Michigan Career and Technical Institute
    		—Open admission118$11,029—
    Northwest Technical Institute
    		—Open admission206$15,992—
    Pickens Technical College
    		—Open admission1,060$6,600—
    Ridge Technical College
    		—Open admission407$23,170—
    United Technical Center
    		—80.5%10$3,461—
    Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing
    		—67.0%193$39,938—
    Washburn Institute of Technology
    		—40.7%1,341$8,607—
    Peer group median—80.5%150$15,966

    Institutions like Northern Career Institute

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Northern Career Institute's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Illinois

      Capital Area Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      94.4%
      Enrollment
      353
      Net price
      $16,797
    • New York

      Cayuga Onondaga BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      42.9%
      Enrollment
      32
      Net price
      $33,996
    • Florida

      Charlotte Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      330
      Net price
      $5,874
    • Ohio

      Choffin Career and Technical Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      50
      Net price
      $17,141
    • Missouri

      Four Rivers Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      30
      Net price
      $27,746
    • Georgia

      Grady Health System Professional Schools

      Grad rate
      No freshman cohort
      Admit rate
      No freshman entry
      Enrollment
      61
      Net price
      No freshman cohort
    • Alabama

      J F Ingram State Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      960
      Net price
      $4,471
    • New York

      Jefferson Lewis BOCES-Practical Nursing Program

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      88.0%
      Enrollment
      23
      Net price
      $15,939
    • West Virginia

      John D Rockefeller IV Career Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      20
      Net price
      $19,229
    • Michigan

      Michigan Career and Technical Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      118
      Net price
      $11,029
    • Arkansas

      Northwest Technical Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      206
      Net price
      $15,992
    • Colorado

      Pickens Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,060
      Net price
      $6,600
    • Florida

      Ridge Technical College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      407
      Net price
      $23,170
    • West Virginia

      United Technical Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      80.5%
      Enrollment
      10
      Net price
      $3,461
    • New York

      Veeb Nassau County School of Practical Nursing

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      67.0%
      Enrollment
      193
      Net price
      $39,938
    • Kansas

      Washburn Institute of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      40.7%
      Enrollment
      1,341
      Net price
      $8,607

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Northern Career Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Northern Career Institute.

    What is the acceptance rate at Northern Career Institute?

    Northern Career Institute has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Northern Career Institute?

    At Northern Career Institute, 77% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Northern Career Institute?

    Northern Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 150 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northern Career Institute?

    The average net price at Northern Career Institute is $12,759 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northern Career Institute located?

    Northern Career Institute is located in Eastlake, Ohio 44094.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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