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)
1,442 credit students |
45% — full time |
$16,137 approximate total |
$4,862 — resident tuition & fixed fees ($11,162 nonresident) |
(Dollars awarded by NWC)
40% of students receive scholarships |
32% — institutionally funded |
213 total employees |
91 — faculty, 51 full-time 122 — administrative, professional and classified staff |
Main campus, Powell
Four off-campus locations
45 — transfer associate degrees
17 — technical associate degrees
1 — bachelor of applied science degree
24 — certificates
$33,131,213 total (2021-22 year) |
$11,783,270 — state funding |
Established 1966
(As of Dec. 31, 2021 - unaudited)
$58,368,595 total assets |
$2,852,615 — unrestricted |
$54,463,184 total endowment |
$18,356,535 — NWC (managed by NWC Foundation) |
Founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
NWC Alumni
24,609 alumni worldwide
$15,228,875 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2021)
$2,696,886 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)
*Figures based upon fall 2021 data unless noted otherwise.