Accreditation & Awards

Other recognitions

• NWTC is recognized as an institution of higher education by the United States Department of Education.
• NWTC is recognized as a comprehensive technical college by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board.
• Many of NWTC's degree and diploma programs are accredited or certified by appropriate industry and professional standards organizations.

The State of Wisconsin in 1960 empowered the NWTC District Board to grant Associate Degrees in Applied Science in two-year programs and Technical Diplomas in one- and two-year programs.

NWTC is a national and regional leader!

• American Association of Community College Awards of Excellence Finalist in 2014 – NWTC is one of four national finalists in the student success category.

• NWTC ranks among the TOP 100 U.S. colleges* for:

  • Number of two-year certificates awarded

  • Number of Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields associate degrees awarded

• Ranked as one of America’s 15 fastest-growing large colleges in 2014 by Community College Week and U.S. Dept. of Education.

• Dr. H. Jeffrey Rafn, NWTC president, was named 2015 Pacestter of the Year by the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, National and District 3 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and the Canadian province of Ontario).