Northwest College Trade Programs

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

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Can I Afford Northwest Community College?

In a recent term, part-time Northwest Community College students paid $105 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $315 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,150	$9,450
Fees	$1,785	$1,785
Books and Supplies	$1,440	$1,440
On Campus Room and Board	$8,840	$8,840
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,820	$3,820

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 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,756 a year. That adds up to $27,024 over four years for those students.

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Northwest College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,438 undergraduate students at Northwest Community College, with 687 being full-time and 751 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 687 full-time undergraduates at Northwest Community College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	543
International Students	41
Other Races/Ethnicities	35

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 2022-2023, 787 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.

Northwest College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	0	0	31	31
Welding Technology/Welder	0	7	0	7
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	5	0	5
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	3	1	0	4
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	4	0	4
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	0	3	0	3
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	0	1	1
Electrician	0	0	0	0
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	20	32	55

Northwest College Trades

In a recent academic period, Northwest College awarded 126 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	0	5	0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	1	3	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	4	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	3	0	1	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	31	0	0
Precision Metal Working	0	0	7	0
Total	9	64	53	0

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.