Northwest State Community College Overview

Located in Archbold, Ohio, Northwest State Community College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Northwest State Community College Known For?

• Students at Northwest State Community College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Northwest State Community College.

Where Is Northwest State Community College?

Contact details for Northwest State Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	22600 State Route 34, Archbold, OH 43502-9542
Phone:	419-267-5511
Website:	northweststate.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest State Community College?

You can apply to Northwest State Community College online at: https://northweststate.edu/apply-now/

Northwest State Community 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 State Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Northwest State Community College, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $3,657 a year. That adds up to $14,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest State Community College is 2.3%. 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 State Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,777 undergraduate students at Northwest State Community College, with 514 being full-time and 2,263 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 514 full-time undergraduates at Northwest State Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	342
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	97

Online Learning at Northwest State Community College

In 2020-2021, 1,156 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwest State Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 81st most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwest State Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest State Community College was 240.7%. This is the #246 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwest State Community College 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.