Trade School Scoreboard

Northwest Career College

Private for-profit in Las Vegas, NV. 7 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering medical billing & coding, dental assisting, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate86$36,878$9,500$108
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate155$34,065$9,500$108
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate481$33,243$9,500$108
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate446$32,941$9,162$104
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate142$28,912$8,490$96
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree39not reported$20,000$227
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $28,912 one year out, 7% below the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate): graduates earned $34,065 one year out, about the same as the national median for medical billing & coding certificate programs ($33,513).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $33,243 one year out, about the same as the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $32,941 one year out, about the same as the national median for phlebotomy & lab certificate programs ($33,614).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.