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Northwest-Shoals Community College Trade Programs

Located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Northwest-Shoals Community College is a public institution. The location of NW-SCC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

1,081 Full-Time Undergraduates

$3,810 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Northwest-Shoals Community College?

Contact details for NW-SCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
Phone:	256-331-5200
Website:	www.nwscc.edu

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Can I Afford NW-SCC?

$3,810 In-State Tuition

19% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time NW-SCC students paid $127 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $254 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,810	$7,620
Fees	$1,261	$1,261
Books and Supplies	$1,600	$1,600

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 NW-SCC, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $3,255 a year. That adds up to $13,020 over four years for those students.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,081 Full-Time Undergraduates

59% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 3,360 undergraduate students at NW-SCC, with 1,081 being full-time and 2,279 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,081 full-time undergraduates at NW-SCC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	103
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	804
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Online Learning at Northwest-Shoals Community College

614 Took All Classes Online

1,526 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 1,526 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NW-SCC has changed over the last few years.

Northwest-Shoals Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder	157	0	23	180
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	36	26	23	85
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	77	77
Electrician	65	0	6	71
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	51	0	12	63
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	0	22	25	47
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	28	3	6	37
Medical/Clinical Assistant	18	16	0	34
Carpentry/Carpenter	28	0	2	30
Cabinetmaking & Millwork	15	0	0	15
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	12	0	0	12
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	11	0	1	12
Radiologic Technology	0	9	0	9
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	0	0	8	8
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	4	0	4
General Drafting & Design Technology	1	2	0	3
Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Management & Recycling Technology	2	0	0	2
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	2	0	0	2
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	1	0	0	1
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	0	0	0	0
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	427	82	183	692

Northwest-Shoals Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Northwest-Shoals Community College awarded 1,915 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
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	18	0	16
Allied Health Professions	28	6	16
Carpentry	28	2	0
Cosmetology	1	25	22
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	1	0	2
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	65	6	0
Environmental Control Technology	53	12	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	36	23	26
Plumbing & Water Supply	12	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	77	0
Precision Metal Working	157	31	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	13	1	0
Woodworking	15	0	0
Total	1,235	466	214

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.

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