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Institutional Profile

Northwest College 2007 Facts *
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    expand Founding
    Founded in 1946, NWC is a two-year, comprehensive community college serving Park County (tax district) and Park, Big Horn and Washakie Counties (service area).
    www.northwestcollege.edu/info

    expand Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
    www.ncacihe.org

    expand Students
    1,763 credit students
      66% — full time
      34% — part time
      71% — Wyoming
      27% — other states
        2% — other countries

    expand Annual Cost
    $8,390 approximate total (Fall 2006)
    (Wyoming resident living on campus)
      $1,928 — resident tuition and fixed fees†
      $3,412 — room & board (2 per room, 19 meals/week)
         $900 — books & supplies
      $1,350 — personal/misc
         $800 — transportation

    †$4,784 nonresident tuition & fixed fees
    www.northwestcollege.edu/Adm

    expand Student Scholarships
    69% of students receive scholarships

    expand Employees
    297 total employees
      142 — faculty, 81 full time
           17:1 student-to-faculty ratio
           25% hold doctorates or terminal degrees
            (national community college average is about 18%)
      155 — administrative, professional and classified staff
      www.northwestcollege.edu/hr

    expand Campus
    Main campus, Powell
    Three off-campus locations
        • Mickelson Field Station (50 miles west of Powell)
        • Cody Center
        • Worland Center

    expand Programs of Study

    expand Library
  • Growing collection of audiovisual materials
  • Access on and off campus to more than 50 online databases and thousands of electronic periodicals
  • Access to holding of 90 other libraries throughout Wyoming.

    expand Budget
    $24,065,948 total (2006-07 year)
      $10,495,028 — state funding
        $3,637,954 — local funding
                               (Park County mill levy, motor vehicle)
        $3,136,254 — tuition and fees
        $3,578,789 — auxillary fund
                               (bookstore, residence halls, etc.)
        $2,451,585 — federal grants/contracts
           $766,338 — misc. revenue

    expand Permanently Endowed Funds
    (As of Dec. 31, 2006)
    $11,983,169 total endowment

    expand NWC Alumni Association

    expand Economic Impact
    $8,234,666 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2006)
  • 5th largest employer in county
  • $4,060,482 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)

    expand Cultural Impact
    Over 100 public programs/events on campus each year

    expand Leadership


* Figures based upon fall 2006 data unless noted otherwise