October 25, 2024
Walker/Smith Family
Family of nurses got their start at NWC | Mother, daughter, son and daughter-in-law all NWC nursing alumni
Features & Profiles at NWC
September 18, 2024
The Vredenburg Graham Legacy
Changing the world wasn’t t the goal for Amos Vredenburg (1923-2024) and Eva Lou Graham Vredenburg (1923-2004) when they retired and started building a scholarship fund through the Northwest College Foundation in 1987. They just wanted to help...
September 18, 2024
Steve & Megan Nickles
Steve and Megan Nickles’ connection with Northwest College is interwoven with family involvement.
February 24, 2024
Lynn Guccion
Schaller, Iowa and Yellowstone Park - Grand Prismatic Spring are separated by about 900 miles, depending on the route and time of year, but if you ask Lynn Guccion, Northwest College Instructor of Animal Science, how she got from there to here, it...
January 27, 2024
Keli Borders
When it comes to the inner workings of Northwest College and all its happenings, no one else can offer the insights or perspective of Keli Borders. She has been a full-time, part-time, traditional, and non-traditional student at the college, has...
November 13, 2023
Jason Horton
It could be said that Jason Horton was born to be a college agriculture professor. While he was raised in the Mississippi Delta, a long way from the vast openness of Big Sky country or the Bighorn Basin, teaching and agriculture were pillars of the...
October 13, 2023
Holly Berryman
Holly Berryman still remembers the exact date she started working at Northwest College. Most people can’t tell you their start date, or at least need to think about it, but not Holly. She remembers immediately, and it shouldn’t be a surprise...
October 6, 2023
Welding
It’s difficult to imagine what the world would look like without the expertise of welders. Their skills are essential in creating and repairing the complex machinery, vehicles, and infrastructure that keeps our society running.
September 30, 2023
Renee Dechert
Renee Dechert has been a member of the Northwest College faculty since 1997, and it’s the only place she’s ever taught, but her time in Powell almost began much earlier.
September 23, 2023
Teaching Endorsements
While most students at Northwest College are seeking associate degrees, planning to transfer in pursuit of a bachelor’s, or in one of our many certificate programs, we also offer a selection of special teaching endorsements designed for teachers...
September 9, 2023
Davette Frey
It was 1999 when Davette Frey and her younger sister decided they wanted to live in Wyoming, a place they’d visited on vacation but was a long way from their home in northern Indiana. The two young women were looking for something different and...
August 26, 2023
Social Sciences
Are you curious about how human society fits together and what makes people “tick”? Maybe you enjoy learning about world cultures and history, or have an interest in politics, law enforcement or the criminal justice system
August 19, 2023
Dave Erickson
If there’s a patriarch of the Northwest College criminal justice program, then Dave Erickson would be that man. A faculty member since 1994, and chair of the Social Science and Education Division for 15 years, he added the title of Interim Vice...
August 11, 2023
Sciences
Northwest College offers nearly a dozen science degree programs ranging from the more traditional ones such as biology, chemistry, math, and physics, to pre-professional sciences that open the door for careers in the medical field, dentistry, or...
August 5, 2023
Gage Gatlin
There are some people who have a reputation for always being able to lend a helping hand wherever it’s needed. Gage Gatlin is that type of person.
July 29, 2023
Photographic Communications
When it comes to a photographic communications degree, Northwest College offers everything you’ll need to develop your career as a professional commercial photographer.
July 21, 2023
Sami Ashcraft
Anyone who’s been through the process of figuring out how to pay for college can tell you it’s usually complicated and sometimes stressful. At Northwest College, the person they often go to for help is Sami Ashcraft, finance technician in the...
July 14, 2023
Music
It may sound a little strange, but the Northwest College music program is about so much more than music. It’s true we have an A.A. degree in Music, but we’re also the only college or university in the region to offer an A.A.S. in Music Technology...
July 8, 2023
Christine Garceau
Associate Professor of Photography Christine Garceau marvels at the series of events, each one leading to another, that brought her to Northwest College. Part of it was being in the right place at the right time, but it all began with music, not...
June 30, 2023
Health Care & Nursing
Rewarding, challenging, and in-demand are all words that describe jobs in health care and nursing, and it takes a special person to fill these roles that are among the most critical in our society