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Northwest Florida State College Overview

Northwest Florida State College is a public institution located in Niceville, Florida. The rural area surrounding NWFSC is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Northwest Florida State College Known For?

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  • Students at NWFSC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at NWFSC.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 36% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Northwest Florida State College?

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Contact details for NWFSC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 100 College Boulevard, Niceville, FL 32578-1295
Phone: 850-678-5111
Website: www.nwfsc.edu

How Do I Get Into NWFSC?

You can apply to NWFSC online at: https://ps-ssb.nwfsc.edu/PROD/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon

Northwest Florida State College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Northwest Florida State College?

36% Take Out Loans
3.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NWFSC, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,382 a year. That adds up to $21,528 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NWFSC is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northwest Florida State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,946 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,697 undergraduate students at NWFSC, with 1,946 being full-time and 2,751 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,946 full-time undergraduates at NWFSC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 62
Black or African American 137
Hispanic or Latino 235
White 1,267
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 224

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Northwest Florida State College. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at NWFSC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are France, Thailand, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Northwest Florida State College

1,723 Took All Classes Online
3,286 Took At Least One Class Online
31.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 3,286 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWFSC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 25th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of NWFSC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest Florida State College was 31.6%. This is the #856 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NWFSC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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