Open Pathway
Northwood Technical College, a technical college in the Wisconsin Technical College System, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommision.org), an institutional agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Northwood Technical College follows HLC's Open Pathway, a 10-year cycle for accreditation. The Open Pathway is focused on quality assurance and institutional improvement. The improvement component includes the opportunity for the college to pursue an improvement project as part of the cycle.