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Northwest College Data & Information Overview

40 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
12% Student Loan Default Rate
Find out more about how Northwest College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Northwest College Ranked?

#7 Best Colleges in WY
Other Health/Medical Preparatory Programs Highest Ranked Major
#965 Best for the Money in Nation

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Northwest College was awarded 40 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other health/medical preparatory programs.

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Overall Quality

Northwest Community College is also ranked #7 out of 7 schools in Wyoming.

Northwest Community College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Northwest Community College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Northwest College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

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Northwest College Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Northwest College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Northwest College is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  95 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Northwest College

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Northwest College Undergraduate Student Diversity

687 Full-Time Undergraduates
14.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,438 undergraduates at Northwest Community College with 687 being full-time and 751 being part-time.

How Much Does Northwest College Cost?

$7,427 Net Price
17% Take Out Loans
$22,772 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Northwest Community College is $7,427. 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 Northwest Community College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,530 $6,137 $7,665 $8,672 $11,173

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 for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Northwest Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 Community College, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,693 a year. That adds up to $22,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest Community College is 12.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Northwest Community College Graduates Make?

$35,169 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Northwest Community College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $35,169 in their early years. This is about 17% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Northwest College

Wyoming State
687 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Northwest College is a public institution situated in Powell, Wyoming. The surrounding location of Powell is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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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/

Northwest College Majors

44 Majors With Completions
277 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Northwest College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Northwest Community College

61% Take At Least One Class Online
20% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 871 students took at least one online class at Northwest College. This is an increase from the 784 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 871 288
2019-2020 784 231
2018-2019 685 223
2017-2018 613 207
2016-2017 638 172

Learn more about online learning at Northwest College.

Notes and References

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.

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