Mission
In the context of our global society, the mission of Northwest College is to be student-centered; be forward-thinking; cultivate community; prepare students for transfer, career, and life; and retain and graduate students.
Founding
Founded in 1946, NWC is a two-year, comprehensive community college serving Park County (tax district) and Park, Big Horn, and Washakie Counties (service area).
Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission
(www.hlcommission.org)
1,445 credit students |
45% — full time |
$16,651 approximate total |
$4,862 — resident tuition & fixed fees ($11,162 nonresident) |
(Dollars awarded by NWC)
43% of students receive scholarships |
38% — institutionally funded |
218 total employees |
98 — faculty, 51 full-time 120 — administrative, professional and classified staff |
Main campus, Powell
Four off-campus locations
44 — transfer associate degrees
19 — technical associate degrees
1 — bachelor of applied science degree
23 — certificates
$30,012,255 total (2022-23 year) |
$11,961,904 — state funding |
Established 1966
(As of Dec. 31, 2022 - unaudited)
$48,226,152 total assets |
$246,822 — unrestricted |
$47,206,705 total endowment |
$15,015,610 — NWC (managed by NWC Foundation) |
Founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
NWC Alumni
24,778 alumni worldwide
$15,661,505 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2022)
$2,960,393 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)
*Figures based upon fall 2022 data unless noted otherwise.