NW-SCC earned 34 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 2 in the top 1%, 8 in the top 5%, 18 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 297 in Best Value for Other Interdisciplinary Studies, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 34 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 2 / 8
Highest placement: #1 of 297, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 10
Placements this edition: 99
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Northwest Shoals Community College Earned?
Northwest Shoals Community College holds 34 ranking badges across 10 fields of study, 10 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. See our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
2
Top 5%
8
Top 10%
18
Top 15%
6
Total
34
What Is Northwest Shoals Community College Known For?
Northwest Shoals Community College is best known for Precision Production: 5 of its 34 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Interdisciplinary Studies, Electrical & Power Installation and Carpentry.
How Does Northwest Shoals Community College Rank for Veterans?
Northwest Shoals Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,500 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Northwest Shoals Community College appears in 99 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team