Northwest College
Powell, WY231 W 6th St, Powell, WY 82435-1898
307-754-6000
Northwest College is a two-year community college located in Powell, Wyoming, in the United States. It is a part of the North-Central Association of Colleges and Schools and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college offers associate's degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields, including business, health sciences, liberal arts, and technical sciences. Northwest College also has a campus in Cody, Wyoming.
Northwest College was founded in 1966 as a result of a community effort to establish a two-year college in northwest Wyoming. The college originally operated out of a converted high school building in Powell. In its early years, the college focused on providing access to higher education for residents of the rural communities in the area.
Over the years, Northwest College has grown and expanded its programs and facilities. The college now offers a variety of associate's degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields, including business, health sciences, liberal arts, and technical sciences. The college also has a campus in Cody, Wyoming.
In recent years, Northwest College has been recognized for its commitment to student success and its efforts to improve access to higher education. The college was named one of the nation's top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute in 2013 and was ranked among the top 10 percent of community colleges in the nation by Washington Monthly magazine in 2014.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 1438
Type: Public, 2-year
Main Website: https://www.nwc.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.nwc.edu/financialaid/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $15190
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $21130
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Northwest College is $59801.18. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Northwest College. For graduates of Northwest College, we saw an average early-career income of $40100.00 and mid-career income of $59600.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.