Private for-profit · Community college

Northwest College-Tualatin

Tualatin, Oregon · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$21,953
Avg net price
82%
Grad / completion
$24,421
Median earnings

Northwest College-Tualatin is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Tualatin, Oregon (large suburb setting), enrolling 35 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 35 undergradsLarge suburb

About Tualatin, Oregon

Tualatin is a city located primarily in Washington County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The name of the city is taken from the Tualatin River, which flows along most of the city's northern boundary. Tualatin is home to a majority of Bridgeport Village ("Bridgeport"), an upscale shopping area that opened in early 2005. (The northern part of Bridgeport Village is in Tigard.) Built at the site of a former quarry, Bridgeport was designed to be reminiscent of an open-air European-style shopping experience. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
10 miles to Portland, OR
To the ocean
55 miles
Nearest airport
16 miles to Portland (PDX) · major hub

How Northwest College-Tualatin compares

Graduation rate82%

Higher than 80% · #7 of 37 in Oregon

First-year retention86%

Higher than 75%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$24,421

Higher than 16% · #23 of 33 in Oregon

Average net price$21,953

Cheaper than 26% · #28 cheapest of 35 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$7,564

Lower than 79%

Student–faculty ratio5 : 1

Lower than 97%

Undergraduate enrollment35

Larger than 8%

Percentiles compare Northwest College-Tualatin with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Oregon.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

35undergrads
  • Women3189%
  • Men411%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White63%
  • Black5.7%
  • Hispanic17%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
35
Student–faculty ratio
5 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
36%
Median family income
$17,784

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$21,953

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
82%
First-year retention
86%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$23,914
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$24,421
Median debt at graduation
$7,564
Students with federal loans
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
82%
Low-income (Pell)
62%
First-generation
63%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,953
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Northwest College-Tualatin funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$24,421
Typical debt at graduation
$7,564
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad
24%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$25,050
Men
$12,899

Women out-earn men by $12,151 (94%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
42.4″
Annual snow
1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.36.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beaverton 2 Ssw, OR US station (5.7 mi from campus).

What Northwest College-Tualatin graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.