by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on North-West College-Long Beach, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
NWC Long Beach was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The student to faculty ratio at North-West College-Long Beach is 36 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at North-West College-Long Beach is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At NWC Long Beach the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 58%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at North-West College-Long Beach.
In the current academic year, there are 576 undergraduates at NWC Long Beach.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at North-West College-Long Beach.
The typical net cost at NWC Long Beach is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for NWC Long Beach
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,031 | $32,567 | $33,365 | $33,540 | $35,074 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NWC Long Beach, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 NWC Long Beach, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $6,161 a year. That adds up to $24,644 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 11.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for North-West College-Long Beach.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from North-West College-Long Beach with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $39,876 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 19% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at North-West College-Long Beach make the most money.
North-West College-Long Beach is an private for-profit institution located in Long Beach, California. Long Beach is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of North-West College-Long Beach.
Get in touch with North-West College-Long Beach are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3799 E. Burnett Street, Long Beach, CA 90815-1770 |
| Phone: | 5624984500 |
| Website: | www.nw.edu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 2 majors graduated from North-West College-Long Beach. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 215 | NA |
| Allied Health Services | 69 | $23,650 |
| Allied Health Professions | 61 | $29,611 |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 59 | $39,321 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 26 | $26,845 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
652 students took at least one online class at North-West College-Long Beach.
Learn more about online learning at North-West College-Long Beach.
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.