Northwest College Overview

Northwest College is a public institution located in Powell, Wyoming. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Powell draws many to the area.

What Is Northwest College Known For?

273 Undergraduate Awards

The highest award offered at Northwest Community College is the bachelor's degree.
During a recent academic cycle, 94% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Northwest College?

Contact details for Northwest Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	231 W 6Th St, Powell, WY 82435-1898
Phone:	307-754-6000
Website:	www.nwc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Northwest Community College?

You can apply to Northwest Community College online at: apply.nwc.edu/

Northwest College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Northwest College?

19% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Northwest Community College, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,756 a year. That adds up to $27,024 over four years for those students.

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Northwest College Undergraduate Student Diversity

687 Full-Time Undergraduates

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 1,438 undergraduate students at Northwest Community College, with 687 being full-time and 751 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 687 full-time undergraduates at Northwest Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	543
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

Over 32 countries are represented at Northwest Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, United Kingdom, and China.

Northwest College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	47	0	0	47
Nursing	0	38	0	0	38
Business Administration & Management	0	1	0	14	15
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	2	0	11	0	13
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	12	0	0	12
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	0	12
Information Science	11	0	0	0	11
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	10	0	0	10
General Psychology	0	10	0	0	10
Music	0	9	0	0	9
General Business/Commerce	0	8	0	0	8
Precision Metal Working	1	7	0	0	8
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	3	4	0	0	7
Design & Applied Arts	0	7	0	0	7
Animal Services	0	5	0	0	5
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	0	5	0	0	5
Computer Information Systems	0	5	0	0	5
History	0	5	0	0	5
Animal Science	0	4	0	0	4
General Biology	0	4	0	0	4
Communication & Media Studies	0	4	0	0	4
General Engineering	0	4	0	0	4
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	4	0	0	4
Natural Resource Management	0	4	0	0	4
Agricultural Production	0	1	2	0	3
Political Science & Government	0	3	0	0	3
Sociology	0	3	0	0	3
Air Transportation	0	2	0	0	2
Plant Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Accounting	0	1	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1	0	0	0	1
General English Literature	0	1	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	1	0	0	1
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	1	0	0	1
Allied Health Professions	0	1	0	0	1
Mathematics	0	1	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	1
Archeology	0	1	0	0	1
General Social Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Audiovisual Communications	0	0	0	0	0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	0	0	0	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	18	228	13	14	273

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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