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NorthWest Arkansas Community College

NorthWest Arkansas Community College
One College Drive
Bentonville, AR 72712-5091

Official telephone: (479) 636-9222
Toll-free telephone: (800) 995-6922
Fax number: (479) 619-4116
Website: www.nwacc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August, mid-January, late May, and early July.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in July and August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of five weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 16:1
Total faculty: 521
Full-time faculty: 154
Part-time faculty: 367

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, dual degrees, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Allied Health
  • Business Management
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computer Information
  • Computer Programming
  • Criminal Justice
  • Culinary Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Electronics Technology
  • EMT/Paramedic
  • Fire Science
  • Graphic Design
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Respiratory Therapist
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology
  • Baking Arts
  • Business Management
  • CAD
  • Computer Networking
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Assisting
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Emergency Medical Technician/Basic
  • Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Forensic Science
  • General Business
  • Graphic Design
  • Homeland Security
  • Hospitality Management
  • Law Enforcement

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 4 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant life experience

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