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Located in Powell, Wyoming, Northwest College is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Powell draws many to the area.

Where Is Northwest College?

Contact details for Northwest Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	231 W 6Th St, Powell, WY 82435-1898
Phone:	307-754-6000
Website:	www.nwc.edu

How Do I Get Into Northwest Community College?

You can apply to Northwest Community College online at: apply.nwc.edu/

Northwest College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Northwest College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Northwest Community College, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $5,693 a year. That adds up to $22,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Northwest Community College is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Northwest College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,427 undergraduate students at Northwest Community College, with 652 being full-time and 775 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 652 full-time undergraduates at Northwest Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	523
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Over 32 countries are represented at Northwest Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Japan, United Kingdom, and China.

Online Learning at Northwest College

In 2020-2021, 871 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Northwest Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Northwest Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest College was 13.2%. This is the #913 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Northwest Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.