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.

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

Can I Afford NW-SCC?

For the <nil> academic year, 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.

Northwest-Shoals Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

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

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

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.