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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1,754 credit students |
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56% — full time |
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$12,018 approximate total |
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$2,789 — resident tuition & fixed fees ($6,773 nonresident) |
(Dollars awarded by NWC)
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45% of students receive scholarships |
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62% — institutionally funded |
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294 total employees |
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141 — faculty, 76 full-time 153 — administrative, professional and classified staff |
Main campus, Powell
Four off-campus locations
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$32,223,872 total (2015-16 year) |
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$14,992,114 — state funding |
(As of Dec. 31, 2015 - unaudited)
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$31,736,182 total endowment |
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$12,918,934 — NWC (managed by NWC Foundation) |
Founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
nwc.edu/alumni
22,761 alumni worldwide
$17,221,274 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2015)
5th largest employer in county
$4,728,823 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)
*Figures based upon fall 2015 data unless noted otherwise.