Northwood Technical College vs Kankakee Community College

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	Kankakee Community College	Northwood Technical College
Overview
Location	Kankakee, Illinois	Shell Lake, Wisconsin
Campus setting	City: Small	Rural: Distant
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	67.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	Open Admission
Application fees		$30
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants
Total number of admissions given out
Admitted students who chose to enroll
Yield rate
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $24,704 Out of state: $37,064	In state: $18,446 Out of state: $20,506
Average net price	$8,506	$11,008
Tuition	In state: $12,630 Out of state: $24,990	In state: $4,570 Out of state: $6,630
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	91.0% Average amount $3,337	68.0% Average amount $4,875
Students receiving federal student loan	6.0% Average amount $3,011	43.0% Average amount $4,547
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $6,034

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,231 Men 37.9% Women 62.1%	2,656 Men 37.1% Women 62.9%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	3.9%	7.3%
International students	0.6%	N/A
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Rural: Distant
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Illinois Indiana Alabama Arkansas Florida	Wisconsin Minnesota Michigan

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Automotive Technology Business Engineering Technologies	Health Professions Business Precision Production Computer and Information Science Automotive Technology
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	7:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	34.0%	58.1%
Dropout rate	37.9%	30.4%
Transferred out	16.5%	3.5%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $56,607 Year 2: $60,298 Year 3: $63,348 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,826 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $41,029 Year 2: $44,542 Year 3: $51,172 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $29,322 Year 3: $33,232 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $32,964 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $33,215 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,659 Year 2: $24,730 Year 3: $32,466	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $57,203 Year 2: $50,930 Year 3: $53,774 Precision Metal Working (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $40,582 Year 2: $34,603 Year 3: $39,922 Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $27,659 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,564 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,874 Year 3: $32,557 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $20,810 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $30,769 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $31,134 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $30,488 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $30,858 Year 2: $31,423 Year 3: $27,504 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: $20,032 Year 2: $17,859 Year 3: $22,493 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $43,301 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $22,353 Year 2: $20,824 Year 3: N/A

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