Your future, our focus
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)
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1,693 credit students |
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56% — full time |
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$13,302 approximate total |
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$3,386 — resident tuition & fixed fees ($7,898 nonresident) |
(Dollars awarded by NWC)
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42% of students receive scholarships |
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48% — institutionally funded |
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275 total employees |
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129 — faculty, 68 full-time 146 — administrative, professional and classified staff |
Main campus, Powell
Four off-campus locations
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$30,557,999 total (2017-18 year) |
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$13,512,476 — state funding |
(As of Dec. 31, 2017 - unaudited)
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$39,994,658 total endowment |
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$14,858,028 — NWC (managed by NWC Foundation) |
Founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
nwc.edu/alumni
23,484 alumni worldwide
$16,810,626 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2017)
5th largest employer in county
$6,634,218 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)
Total added regional income from college operations/alumni/student spending: $88,663,000 (Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., 2016 study of WY community colleges)
Board of Trustees President
College President
*Figures based upon fall 2017 data unless noted otherwise.