Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Name: Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building — Federal Education Data
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Published: 2026-07-30
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Port Hadlock, Washington·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Far West·nwswb.edu

6-yr Graduation

90%

—

Total enrollment

peer median 135

Avg net price

$32,033

+$4.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions

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Outcomes Program outcomes Accreditation Cost Federal aid Loan defaults Academic programs Enrollment trends Campus safety Faculty Peers

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS

Overall completion

90%

Overall completion

90%

Full-time retention

86%

Full-time retention

86%

Pell equity

20.0pp gap

Pell recipients

80%4 of 5

Non-Pell (all)

100%5 of 5

Subsidized loan, no Pell

100%1 of 1

No Federal Aid

100%4 of 4

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 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.

Total programs

Passing

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data4 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

Severe

Recoverable

At Risk

Watch

Safe

No data

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.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1993Next review Feb 2029

Action history · 2

Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
May 2020Renewal of Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

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$31,328

$0–30k

$31,328

$30–48k—

$48–75k$34,850

$48–75k

$34,850

$75–110k—

$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)

$32,033

+$4,515vs Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions median $27,518

Federal loans

37.2%

In-state tuition

$20,025

Out-of-state

$20,025

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, 14 students received $66K in Pell grants, alongside $138K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$66K

$65,972 total

Direct Loans

$138K

38 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

’20

’21

’22

’23

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$55K

18 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$83K

20 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 59 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (6.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

6.7%

+4.4pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

Defaulted

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

10.0%+0.7

2017

10.8%+1.6

2018

8.4%+1.4

2019

6.7%+4.4

2020*

5.8%

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 NWSWB

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs2

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

21 total completions

01Precision Production

21100.0%

01Precision Production

21100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS

Fall total

12-mo unduplicated

Undergraduate

Graduate

Gender split

Men

79%52

Women

21%14

Race / ethnicity composition

White

82.0%

Unknown

6.0%

Two or more

4.0%

Asian

2.0%

American Indian / Alaska Native

2.0%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

2.0%

Non-resident

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 · 43 students

3-year trend

19.232 yrs ago16.131 yr ago0.00Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

VAWA offenses

Domestic violence

Dating violence

Stalking

0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

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

7.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

NWSWB vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NWSWB selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

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
SubjectNorthwest School of Wooden Boat Building	90%	—	50	$32,033	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Morrison Institute of Technology	—	—	59	$20,639	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
The Landing School	—	—	32	$35,532	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Remington College-Baton Rouge Campus	—	44.9%	210	$23,003	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Rosedale Technical College	—	75.0%	475	$19,760	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics	—	—	663	$32,618	Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Peer group median	90%	59.9%	135	$27,518

Institutions like NWSWB

Explore the federal data for institutions in NWSWB's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NWSWB.

What is the graduation rate at Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building?

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building reports a 6-year graduation rate of 90% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building?

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building reports a total enrollment of 50 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building?

The average net price at Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is $32,033 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building located?

Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building is located in Port Hadlock, Washington 98339.

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.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.