How to Apply
Admission
Contact the Northwest College Admissions Office at (307) 754-6000 for application forms. For detailed information and on-line applications, visit Northwest College Admissions web page.
Registering for Classes
The individual programs have developed recommended sequences of courses to guide you in completing program requirements. We highly recommend that you follow this sequence, especially in your freshman year. Download the suggested semester sequence checklists for Visual Arts and Communications Programs from each Program's link in the navigation at the left of this screen.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Northwest College offers a variety of financial aid in the form of scholarships, grants, loans and student employment. There are separate application processes for federal aid, and NWC scholarships. For more information, visit the Northwest College Financial Aid web page.
Several Private Donor scholarships are available to students who can demonstrate special ability in Fine Art, Graphics, or Photograpy. We encourage you to apply. You may qualify for a combination of Private Donor Scholarships, Trapper Scholarships, Hathaway, and WUE!
Portfolios
In order to be considered for a scholarship in Fine Arts, Graphics, or Photography, applicants must present a portfolio of original works to the faculty along with a scholarship application. We prefer to interview you and review your portfolio in person on Scholarship Day, but if you cannot attend Scholarship Day, you may submit an electronic portfolio along with your online application. (For dates, check out the Scholarships Timeline)
General portfolio requirements for Photography scholarships
If you are interested in applying for one of the Photography scholarships, please submit a portfolio of five to ten images. We tend to lean toward images which demonstrate career potential in areas such as photojournalism, commercial portraiture, and advertising. For full details on portfolio requirements for Photography scholarships, visit the Photography website.
General portfolio requirements for Fine Arts and Graphic Design scholarships
Your portfolio is an important part of your application. The portfolio should showcase your best work, presented as professionally as possible. It will be evaluated on artistic and conceptual content, design and composition, technical skill, and creative potential. Submit 10-20 examples of your best and most recent work. Please note that we recommend several of these works to be observational drawings as part of your portfolio — even if you plan on majoring in Graphic Design. Your portfolio in general may include classroom work, studio assignments, personal projects and/or sketchbook work.
Visual art or design pieces may be executed in any medium, in black and white or color, and may include, but are not limited to, drawing, painting, design, printmaking, collage, photography, ceramics, sculpture, or digital art.
How to submit portfolios for Fine Art and Graphics. Portfolios should be submitted in person during a campus visit on Scholarship Day. If you are not able to attend Scholarship Day, you may send a digital version of your portfolio with your scholarship application. All digital images must be saved as JPEGs and file size must be kept under 1 MB. You may compile your images into a PowerPoint presentation, but please keep it simple.
- You may upload your digital portfolio with your Online Scholarship Application. Note: This option is not available for Mac users.
- You can e-mail your digital portfolio and scholarship application form to denise.kelsay@northwestcollege.edu. In the body of the e-mail, please include your full name and address.
- You can snail-mail your scholarship application form and include a digital portfolio on a CD-ROM. Mail to: Art Department Scholarships, Northwest College, 231 W. 6th Street, Powell WY 82435.
For more information about scholarships and the scholarship application process, please contact
Jennifer Stauffer, Scholarship Director
phone (800) 560-4692 ext. 6040
email jennifer.stauffer@northwestcollege.edu