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Northwest College

Northwest College
231 West 6th Street, Orendorff Building 1
Powell, WY 82435-1898

Official telephone: (307) 754-6000
Toll-free telephone: (800) 560-4692
Fax number: (307) 754-6245
Website: www.nwc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,694
Full-time undergraduates: 976
Part-time undergraduates: 718
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 32%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
84.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
3.8% Nonresident Alien
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
84.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.1% Nonresident Alien

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 132 acres
City or town school is located in: Powell, WY
Population of city/town: 6,407
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Additional locations in Cody and Worland, WY.
Nearest major city: Denver
Distance of nearest major city: 515 miles
Population of nearest major city: 663,862
Online campus map: www.nwc.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
Students required to live on campus: Students enrolled in 9 or more semester hours must live in college housing for first two semesters, unless living at home with family.
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Northwest Trail, published weekly
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 46

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Steve Burmaster,
Athletic Director
School colors: red and gray
School mascot: Trapper
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA, Region IX, WCCAC, NIRA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyesRegion IX, WCCAC, NCAA Div. I
Men's rodeoyesNIRA
Men's socceryesRegion IX, NCAA Div. I
Men's wrestlingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesRegion IX, WCCAC, NCAA Div. I
Women's rodeoyesNIRA
Women's socceryesRegion IX, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesRegion IX, WCCAC, NCAA Div. I

Athletic facilities:
cardio and weight-training rooms, climbing wall, gymnasium, racquetball courts, soccer field
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball, broom ball, climbing, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, horseman's club, martial arts, outdoor club, rodeo, skiing, soccer, softball, trap/skeet/hunting club, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: no
Nearest international airport: Billings, MT (96 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cody, WY (24 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are Brigham Young University--Idaho, Montana State University, Montana State University--Billings, Utah State University, and University of Wyoming.

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