Northwest College

Northwest College, also known as NWC, is located in Powell, Wyoming, United Staes. It was established in 1946 as the University of Wyoming Northwest Center. In its first year, the college enrolled 100 students and had three instructors. It became Northwest Community College in 1953. Later in 1989, the college was renamed to Northwest College. The college is beautifully nestled in an area of more than 120 acres. NWC is made up of the following academic units:

Agriculture, Technology, and Business Division
Communication Division
Humanities Division
Life and Health Science Division
Physical Science Division
Social Science and Education Division
Visual and Performing Arts Division

NWC has more than 30 student clubs and organizations including the Baptist Student Union, Anime Club, Diversity Focus Group-Unity Through Diversity, Horseman's Club, Phi Theta Kappa, International Club, Block and Bridle Club, Student Photographers' Association, and Students in Free Enterprise.

Campus Location

231 W 6th St
Powell, WY 82435
USA
Main Tel: (307) 754-6000
Web Site

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Northwest College Highlights

Where Northwest College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in engineering, photography and commercial art, music, animal science and care, nutrition and exercise therapy, education and teaching, and art studies.
Large number of students.
Number of dorm rooms for students.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High male/female ratio.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
High faculty salary.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	336	67
< 1 year certificate	34	8
1-2 year certificate	8	11

Students

The student enrollment at Northwest College was 1,747 in 2007 (1,365 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

About 3% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 97% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 2,000
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 4,976
Room	$ 1,570
Board	$ 1,918
Books and supplies	$ 650
Other	$ 2,060

Financial Aid: Northwest College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Northwest College:

School	Location	Enrollment
Alexandria Technical College	Alexandria, MN	2,249
Dakota County Technical College	Rosemount, MN	2,864
Montana State University-Northern	Havre, MT	1,215
Ridgewater College	Willmar, MN	4,177
Florida Keys Community College	Key West, FL	1,012

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		51
Without tenure; working toward tenure		17
Without tenure; tenure not available		10

Housing and Meals

Northwest College provides on-campus housing for 850 of its 1,365 (full-time) students (as of 2007). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
Agricultural Communication/Journalism
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Production Operations
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
Agriculture
Crop Production
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (22 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (7 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

Computer and Information Sciences
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

Natural Resources Management and Policy

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

Electrician

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (32 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Elementary Education and Teaching
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

Archeology
Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (5 awarded)

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

Tourism and Travel Services Management
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

Range Science and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (72 awarded)

Anthropology
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
General Studies
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Political Science and Government
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

Mathematics

MEDIA (8 awarded)

Broadcast Journalism
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
Journalism
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

Pre-Pharmacy Studies

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs
Pre-Dentistry Studies
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (5 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (31 awarded)

Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (12 awarded)

Athletic Training/Trainer
Health and Physical Education
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (66 awarded)

Commercial Photography
Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (14 awarded)

Welding Technology/Welder

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (0 awarded)

Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (7 awarded)

Psychology