Academics at Northwest State Community College

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Northwest State Community College: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Northwest State Community College:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

At 25 to 1, the student-to-faculty ratio at Northwest State Community College is above the national average of 15 to 1.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Students at Northwest State Community College can choose from 44 majors with reported graduates spanning 16 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Northwest State Community College are shown below:

The most popular majors at Northwest State Community College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Northwest State Community College:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Northwest State Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,871 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (69% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Northwest State Community College.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Northwest State Community College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Northwest State Community College in more detail:

• Academic Majors at Northwest State Community College — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Northwest State Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Northwest State Community College — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Northwest State Community College — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at Northwest State Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means