About
Northwest Educational Center is a vocational training institution located in Houston, Texas, founded in 1985. It focuses on providing high-quality training in health care, beauty, and construction technology programs. The Center is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and maintains the Texas Workforce Commission's approval.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 13
- Sep 2025Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
- Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
- Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
- Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherCouncil on Occupational Education
- Dec 2023Removal of Show Cause StatusCouncil on Occupational Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 550 students received $3.4M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Northwest Educational Center
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Northwest Educational Center vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Northwest Educational Center selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorthwest Educational Center | 70% | — | 305 | $11,265 | — |
| — | — | 511 | — | — | |
| — | — | 312 | — | — | |
| — | — | 192 | $26,106 | — | |
| — | — | 472 | $40,225 | — | |
| — | — | 390 | $21,458 | — | |
| — | — | 364 | $20,464 | — | |
| — | — | 484 | $19,781 | — | |
| — | — | 402 | $19,316 | — | |
| — | — | 562 | $24,633 | — | |
| — | — | 315 | $23,629 | — | |
| — | 83.6% | 254 | $36,595 | — | |
| — | — | 311 | $24,554 | — | |
| — | 18.5% | 437 | $48,150 | — | |
| — | — | 37 | $43,250 | — | |
| — | — | 152 | $33,163 | — | |
| — | — | 355 | $14,839 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $23,128 | — | |
| — | — | 278 | $20,528 | — | |
| — | 79.1% | 494 | $27,008 | — | |
| — | — | 315 | $19,074 | — | |
| — | — | 359 | $21,006 | — | |
| — | — | 373 | $22,336 | — | |
| — | — | 393 | $35,823 | — | |
| — | — | 267 | $37,376 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 452 | $28,089 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 381 | $30,851 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 256 | $20,368 | — | |
| — | 47.4% | 269 | $30,147 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 468 | $29,960 | — | |
| — | — | 156 | $29,326 | — | |
| 63% | — | 5,725 | $25,179 | — | |
| Peer group median | 67% | 91.8% | 357 | $24,906 |
Institutions like Northwest Educational Center
Explore the federal data for institutions in Northwest Educational Center's comparison group.
- New York
Access Careers
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment511Net price—View data - New York
Access Careers-Islandia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment312Net price—View data - New York
Allen School-Brooklyn
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment192Net price$26,106View data - New Jersey
American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment472Net price$40,225View data - New Jersey
American Institute-Cherry Hill
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment390Net price$21,458View data - New Jersey
American Institute-Somerset
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment364Net price$20,464View data - New Jersey
American Institute-Toms River
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment484Net price$19,781View data - Connecticut
American Institute-West Hartford
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment402Net price$19,316View data - Texas
Arlington Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment562Net price$24,633View data - California
Associated Technical College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment315Net price$23,629View data - Oregon
Carrington College-Portland
Grad rate—Admit rate83.6%Enrollment254Net price$36,595View data - Pennsylvania
CDE Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment311Net price$24,554View data - New York
Center for Allied Health Education
Grad rate—Admit rate18.5%Enrollment437Net price$48,150View data - New York
Center for Ultrasound Research & Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment37Net price$43,250View data - Texas
CyberTex Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment152Net price$33,163View data - Delaware
Dawn Career Institute LLC
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment355Net price$14,839View data - Louisiana
Delta College Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment155Net price$23,128View data - Illinois
First Institute of Travel, Inc.
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment278Net price$20,528View data - Florida
Florida International Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate79.1%Enrollment494Net price$27,008View data - Alabama
Fortis College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment315Net price$19,074View data - Alabama
Fortis College-Montgomery
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price$21,006View data - New Jersey
Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment373Net price$22,336View data - Florida
Global Medical & Technical Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment393Net price$35,823View data - Oregon
Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment267Net price$37,376View data - New York
New York Medical Career Training Center
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment452Net price$28,089View data - California
North-West College-Pomona
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment381Net price$30,851View data - Texas
PCI Health Training Center
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment256Net price$20,368View data - New Jersey
Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
Grad rate—Admit rate47.4%Enrollment269Net price$30,147View data - Pennsylvania
Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment468Net price$29,960View data - California
Southern California Health Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment156Net price$29,326View data - California
Unitek College
Grad rate63%Admit rate—Enrollment5,725Net price$25,179View data
Campuses
The 1 campus that make up Northwest Educational Center.
- TX
Northwest Educational Center-Construction Technology
Houton, TXNo page yet
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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