Northwest College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, engineering, photography and commercial art, nutrition and exercise therapy, production trades, animal science and care, and conservation and resource management.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,776 in 2009-2010 (1,449 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Northwest College provides on-campus housing for 794 of its 1,449 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

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

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (11 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Communication/Journalism
• Agricultural Production Operations
• Crop Production
• Farm/Farm and Ranch Management

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (18 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Equestrian/Equine Studies

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (31 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (10 awarded)

• Natural Resources Management and Policy

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Electrician

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (24 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (11 awarded)

• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician

HOSPITALITY (3 awarded)

• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Range Science and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (58 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• 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 (3 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (19 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Pre-Pharmacy Studies
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MEDICINE (5 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (52 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (15 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• General Office Occupations and Clerical Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (43 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (30 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology