Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares WITC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin.
WITC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,201 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin average (5,327 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Northwood Technical College2,9402,940
Similarly Ranked Schools6,2016,201
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin5,3275,327
The below chart compares the student population between Northwood Technical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,205 male and 1,735 female students attending WITC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at WITC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at WITC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,9409372,003
Men1,205433772
Women1,7355041,231

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,531 White students (86.09%) and 119 American Indian or Alaska Native students (4.05%) at Northwood Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwood Technical College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwood Technical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1193782
Asian341024
Black or African American582434
Hispanic972770
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander532
White2,5311,0631,468
Two or More Races471829
Race/Ethnicity Unknown472126
Total 2,9401,2051,735

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,871 students whose age under twenty five and 764 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwood Technical College.
Especially, 567 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwood Technical College.
Population by Student Age at Northwood Technical College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,940 1,2051,735
Under 18567 289278
18-19640 309331
20-21355 139216
22-24309 121188
25-29296 106190
30-34227 72155
35-39187 58129
40-49246 78168
50-64101 2873
65 and over3 12
unknown9 45
Total 2,940 1,2051,735

Online Student Population

At Northwood Technical College, 2,039 students (69.35% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 526 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 487 students live in Wisconsin where Northwood Technical College is located in and 38 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,940
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes526
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,513
Not Enrolled in Online Classes901
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)526
Wisconsin Residents487
Other State in U.S.38
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown1