Northwest Vista College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Northwest Vista College, also known as NVC, is a community college within the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It was established after a land donation by the World Savings and Loan Association in 1994. NVC is one of the top community colleges in the United States. Students attending Northwest Vista can pursue a wide range of subjects and activities.

NVC offers programs in Associate of Science (AS), Associate of Arts (AA), Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Certificates of Completion, and Marketable Skills Awards. Students also have the option to take courses that are transferable to many institutions of higher education.

The journalism department of the college hosts the Vista Voice, the school newspaper. The official mascot of the college is the wildcat.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching, computer science and engineering, media, engineering, art studies, business and management, mathematics, therapy and counseling, and music.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

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.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 11,961 in 2009-2010 (12,866 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (4 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)

ART STUDIES (15 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (123 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Dance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (65 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (12 awarded)

• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (19 awarded)

• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (5 awarded)

• Social Work

LAW (1 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (159 awarded)

• American History (United States)
• English Language and Literature
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• General Studies
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (13 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (18 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (21 awarded)

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

MEDICINE (18 awarded)

• Pre-Dentistry Studies
• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
• Pre-Veterinary Studies

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (31 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (6 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (43 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (28 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (51 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Psychology