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Historical Information about NTC
These documents provide charts illustrating the enrollment and other statistical information about Northwest Technical College.
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Program Learning Outcomes
This document lists each program's learning outcomes. These outcomes specify what a graduate should know and be able to do by the end of the program.
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General Learning Outcomes
These documents list the College's General Learning Outcomes, or Core Abilities, and delineates suboutcomes comprising each outcome.
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Retention Charts
These charts illustrate retention trends broken down by various groups.
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Uses of eFolio at NTC
This graphic shows the multiple uses of efolio at NTC--both institutional and individual.
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SSI Performance Gaps
These charts show the Performance Gaps on the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory. The gap is between the Importance rating (how important learners think that item is) and the Satisfaction rating (how satisfied learners are with the College's performance). The ratings are on a 7-point scale.
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CCSSE Survey Report
These reports summarize the results of the Community College Survey of Student Engagement that was administered to NTC learners in April 2008.
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Check-Up Visit Team Report
This report was filed by the Review Team who conducted a Check-Up Visit at Northwest Technical College March 28-30, 2007.
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Reaffirmation Report - January 2008
This is the report that reaffirms Northwest Technical College's accreditation (January 2008). and the report that the college sent to the Higher Learning Commission to summarize the college's AQIP activity in anticipation of the Reaffirmation Review.
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College Scorecard
This is the College's Scorecard of measures designed to provide evidence of college performance.
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NTC Employee Survey
This is a self-developed employee survey, administered for the first time in spring 2007, then again in fall 2007. The survey was administered to half the faculty and staff at the same time. The purpose of the survey is to identify faculty/staff perspectives on actionable factors that will help us improve the effectiveness of the workplace enviornment.
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Student Satisfaction Inventory Results
This link has the report of results from the 2006 SSI by item and by scale. The link also contains charts comparing Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory satisfaction results with the results from 2006 and 2004, with national two-year colleges and with other Minnesota State Colleges and Universities two-year colleges that administer the SSI.
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Revised Mission, effective with 2006-2007 Academic Year
The College revised its mission, vision and purposes through a consultative process during spring semester 2006 as a result of its new status as an independent technical college aligned with Bemidji State University. These document show the new philosophy, mission, vision and purposes and the processes that led to this revised mission.
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Guide for Good Decision Making
This document provides the guide for making decisions in the mode of the seven step problem solving process that is incorporated in the college's Continuous Quality Improvement Program.
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AQIP Action Projects
Here you will find NTC's most recent AQIP Action Project Feedback Reports, which include the project declaration, annual update, and feedback, for both retired and current projects.
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Comprehensive Assessment Program
This booklet explains the comprehensive program of assessment at NTC. It includes detailed descriptions of the components and processes, with emphasis on assessing learning.
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Assessment Brochure
This brochure describing assessment at NTC is given to all enrolling learners.
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Course Surveys
This document shows the results of Course Surveys (aggregate).
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Curriculum Model and Syllabi
This contains the link to Master Syllabus for each course (only accessible when logged on to the NTC network), a syllabus template, example syllabus and information on the curriculum model.
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Custom College Reports
This section contains some comparative reports for Custom College, the training and development arm of NTC.
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General Learning Outcomes Matrix
This matrix shows where in the curriculum (technical and general) learners are given the opportunity to be assessed in the General Learning Outcomes, with which assessment event, and to what level.
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Assessing General Learning Outcomes
This document is the Improvement Project Design that outlines our assessment project using eLumen software to assess and document learning through the use of rubrics.
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Post-Program Assessment
These documents include a guide for choosing post-program assessment methodologies and list direct assessments conducted at the end of each program.
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Constituent Analysis
This graph shows the results of the needs and expectations of NTC constituents and the desired results.
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NTC Recruiting Functions table
This table describes the division of duties within Enrollment Services to cover recruiting responsibilities in the absence of a Recruiter.
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Seats Filled Chart
This chart shows the percentage of seats filled in comparison with other technical colleges.
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Bridge Program
This document outlines the Bridge program, a cooperative program between Northwest Technical College and Bemidji State University that facilitates enrollment into BSU.
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New Faculty Mentoring Program
These documents describe objectives of the new faculty mentoring program. This program was designed and implemented in the former multi-campus college, but the objectives remain the same for mentoring of new faculty at NTC as a single campus.
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Related Placement Rates
This document shows the rates at which NTC graduates acquired positions related to their program.
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Employee Survey of Community Involvement
This document outline s the results of a survey conducted among faculty and staff to explore the extent of their community involvment. The survey was administered during the fall of 2004.
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Survey of Experience of Enrolling Learners
This survey is administered to all entering learners at their initial registration to gather feedback on their experience during the application and enrollment process.
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NTC Planning Structure
These documents describe and illustrate the purpose and planning responsibilities of the College's Planning Teams.
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Planning Teams
These document give operational information on the College's Planning Teams.
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Master Academic Planning Design Model
Thiese planning documents illustrate the overall process used in the Master Academic Planning process to identify the Planning Design Criteria, which evolved into the College's seven Strategic Priorities, and the continuous improvement feedback loop eminating from the College's mission, vision, and values.
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Chart of Alignment of Strategic Goals
This chart illustrates how each objectives aligns with the College's Strategic Goals and with the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System's Strategic Directions and the President's Strategic Priorities.
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Goals Summary Template
This form is completed monthly by divisions of the College to report on activities accomplished toward fulfillment of the College's Strategic Goals.
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President's Work Plan
This document shows the President's work plan, consisting of select objectives from the College's Master Academic and Strategic Plan. This plan is required of the President by the MnSCU Office of the Chancellor and aligns with the System's expectations.
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Improvement Projects
This form is used by individuals and groups at NTC to propose Improvement Projects.
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MnSCU Management Reports Data Source
This document includes links to the MnSCU Accountabililty Measures used by the Board of Trustees to measure system progress and to the MnSCU Management reports on Academics, Admissions, Custom Training, Distance Education, Enrollment, Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, and Students.
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IPEDS Feedback Reports
This annual report compares NTC's IPEDs data with a comparison group of 44 AQIP two-year colleges in the Midwest. IPEDS stands for Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. All postsecondary institutions report on common data elements, allowing for comparisons to be made among institutions. For more information on IPEDS, go to http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds.
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NTC's Commitment to Constituencies Chart (SSI)
This chart illustrates results of the 2004 Student Satisfaction Inventory (Noel-Levitz) regarding the institution's commitment to its constituencies as well as identifiying factors that impacted learners' decision to enroll at NTC.
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Key Processes
Key process tables shows the key academic, enrollment and administrative processes by which NTC meets constituent needs. Systems Charts show how core academic and operating processes meet constituent needs.
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New Program Proposal Process
These documents outline a draft process for developing proposals for new programs. The flowchart tracks the steps and forms required. The form is the initial introduction of the new program idea.
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REACH !Team
This document describes the REACH team function, including a referral form.
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Policy Management System
These documents illustrate NTC's system for managing its policies, processes, procedures and forms. This system was the result of one of our first AQIP Action Projects.
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Allocated Funds
These tables and charts illustrate allocations to NTC and other area colleges from FY2002- FY2005.
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