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Northwest State Community College

Archbold, Ohio·Public, 2-year·Great Lakes·northweststate.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
-12.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
4,082
peer median 5,989
Avg net price
$13,555
-$1.8k vs Community College
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About

Northwest State Community College is a public two-year college located in Archbold, Ohio, founded in 1968. The college offers a range of associate degrees and certificate programs in fields including arts & sciences, business & public services, nursing & allied health, and STEM & industrial technologies, serving over 77,000 families in the region.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
46%-12.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

34.7pp gap
Pell recipients
21%9 of 43
Non-Pell (all)
56%59 of 106
Subsidized loan, no Pell
43%3 of 7
No Federal Aid
57%56 of 99

Non-Pell students graduate at a 34.7-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 72 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 66 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
72
Passing
5
6.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs
  • Passing5 · 6.9%
  • No Data66 · 91.7%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
66

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

6
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-11.1%
$30,960 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+0.2%
$34,870 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+34.5%
$46,814 vs $34,808
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.3%
$50,926 vs $34,808
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+67.7%
$58,384 vs $34,808
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+110.9%
$73,426 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+0.2%
+$62

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$14,691 debt · $73,426 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$8,218 debt · $49,596 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
14%
$5,000 debt · $34,870 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1977Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. May 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Sep 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$13,166
$30–48k$13,461
$48–75k$13,785
$75–110k$13,987
$110k+$14,904

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

Avg net price
$13,555
-$1,847vs Community College median $15,402
Federal loans
7.3%
In-state tuition
$4,698
Out-of-state
$9,170

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, 673 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $936K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
673
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,678,809 total
Direct Loans
$936K
315 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$756K
263 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$180K
52 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 385 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
385
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.0%
2017
12.0%
2018
8.2%
2019
2.3%
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 NSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs93
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

218 total completions
01Engineering Tech
6831.2%
02Business
4922.5%
03Health Professions
3817.4%
04Computer Sciences
167.3%
05Agriculture
125.5%
06Liberal Arts
104.6%
07Mechanic
83.7%
08Public Admin
73.2%
09Construction Trades
62.8%
10Visual/Performing Arts
41.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,082
12-mo unduplicated
7,881
Undergraduate
7,881
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
78%6,148
Women
22%1,733

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.4%
Hispanic
11.9%
Unknown
11.0%
Two or more
2.1%
Black
2.0%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

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 · 4,110 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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.

    Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    23.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    42

    NSCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NSCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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 State Community College
    		46%—4,082$13,555Community College
    Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
    		61%81.0%17,594$24,022R2 Research
    James A. Rhodes State College
    		——4,124$8,757Community College
    Owens Community College
    		——7,854$10,369Community College
    Terra State Community College
    		——2,214$17,345Community College
    University of Toledo
    		58%92.0%14,358$17,249R2 Research
    Peer group median58%86.5%5,989$15,402

    Institutions like NSCC

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

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Grants & funding (4)

    Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Northwest State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NSCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Northwest State Community College?

    Northwest State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northwest State Community College?

    Northwest State Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,082 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northwest State Community College?

    The average net price at Northwest State Community College is $13,555 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northwest State Community College located?

    Northwest State Community College is located in Archbold, Ohio 43502-9542.

    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.
    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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