Public · Community college
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, Ohio · Distant rural
- 11%
- Transfer rate
- $13,555
- Avg net price
- 46%
- Grad / completion
- $40,004
- Median earnings
Northwest State Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Archbold, Ohio (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,115 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Archbold, Ohio
Archbold is a village in Fulton County, Ohio, United States. Archbold was founded in 1855 when the railroad was extended to that point. The village was probably named for John Archbald, a railroad promoter, though another tradition is that the name is an amalgamation of Arch and Bald, two other railroad officials. Archbold Community Theatre began informally in the late 1970's as an offshoot of the Archbold Friends of the Arts, and was officially incorporated in 1980. In 1999, ACT purchased Giffey Hall in Ridgeville Corners, which is its permanent home. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Distant rural
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 42 miles to Toledo, OH
- To Great Lakes shore
- 47 miles
- Nearest airport
- 27 miles to Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express (TOL)
How Northwest State Community College compares
Higher than 32% · #117 of 168 in Ohio
Higher than 42%
Higher than 69% · #64 of 157 in Ohio
Cheaper than 56% · #62 cheapest of 155 in Ohio
Lower than 50%
Lower than 18%
Larger than 74%
Percentiles compare Northwest State Community College 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 Ohio.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women66860%
- Men44740%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White72%
- Black2.0%
- Hispanic12%
- Other or multiracial13%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 1,115
- Student–faculty ratio
- 23 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 13%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 34%
- Median family income
- $35,048
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $67,869
- Endowment
- $1,694,541
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $4,698
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,170
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,763
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,994
- Average net price
- $13,555
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
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 69%
- Transferred to another college
- 11%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,106
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,004
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,750
- Students with federal loans
- 7%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 38%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- Free
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%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (4,082 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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.
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 66% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,459. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 149 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $40,004
- Typical debt at graduation
- $9,750
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 24%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 48%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $13,712 (40%) 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
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 18°F
- Annual rain
- 36.6″
- Annual snow
- 26.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Napoleon 1SW, OH US station (9 mi from campus).
What Northwest State Community College 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.