NWTC Stands Among America’s Best Community Colleges
As a 2025 Aspen Prize Finalist, NWTC celebrates student success on national stage
4/23/2025
Accreditation and Awards NWTC is an accredited college that has been recognized for student success.
Accreditation and Certifications
Attending an accredited college helps ensure you can get a quality education, access federal financial aid, and transfer credits to other institutions. NWTC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, a regional institutional accreditor. Read the HLC Institutional Accreditor Letter. Additionally, NWTC received accreditation or certification by a number of other organizations, including those listed below.
The United States Department of Education recognizes Northeast Wisconsin Technical College as an institution of higher education.
The Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) Board recognizes Northeast Wisconsin Technical College as a comprehensive technical college.
NWTC is approved by the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) to offer online and distance learning courses.
Program-Based Certifications
Additionally, many of the College's degree and diploma programs are accredited or certified by the appropriate industry and professional standards organizations. Browse our individual programs and degrees to find out more.
Notable NWTC Honors
2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Finalist
The Aspen Institute named NWTC as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million award is the nation's signature recognition of strong performance among community colleges.
2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education, named NWTC a recipient of this award, recognizing the College's innovations in helping underrepresented students pursue STEM careers.
2021 Achieving the Dream Leah Meyer Austin Award
NWTC received this annual prize for an ATD Network college that shows substantive improvement in student outcomes; narrowing and closing of equity gaps; and outstanding commitment to equity-centered cultural change.
2021 Bellwether Award Finalist
NWTC's transition from semesters to eight-week terms, “The 8-Week Advantage: Turning Change into Transformation,” was judged a Top 10 Bellwether Finalist in the category of Planning, Governance & Finance.
2021 Student Success Collaborative Award Winner
Education Advisory Board (EAB)’s Collaborative Citizenship Award recognizes an institution that shares practices & approaches to student success and strives to help peers succeed.
2020 Achieving the Dream Leader College
NWTC was one of four community colleges in Achieving the Dream’s Network to earn Leader College of Distinction status, the highest designation offered to institutions in the ATD Network.
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