Northwest Arkansas Community College
Northwest Arkansas Community College at a Glance
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About Northwest Arkansas Community College
According to Wikipedia, NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Bentonville, Arkansas. Total enrollment for the fall semester of 2018 was 8,308. History NWACC was founded by voters in the Bentonville and Rogers Public School Districts on August 15, 1989, when they passed by a 65-percent margin a 3-mill property tax to support the new institution. NWACC opened its doors to 1,200 students in August 1990 and has in excess of 8,300 college credit students , making it one of the largest and fastest growing two-year colleges in Arkansas. An additional 7,000 students are served by non-credit courses throughout the service area.
Northwest Arkansas Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 62% | 37% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Northwest Arkansas Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,380 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $2,928 |
| 30K - 48K | $2,402 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,020 |
| 75K - 110K | $6,598 |
| 110K+ | $8,796 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Northwest Arkansas Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northwest Arkansas Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,718 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Northwest Arkansas Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 11,290 | 11,290 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northwest Arkansas Community College?
Northwest Arkansas Community College is located at One College Drive, Bentonville, AR 72712-5091.
How Safe is Northwest Arkansas Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Northwest Arkansas Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Northwest Arkansas Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Bentonville has a violent crime rate of 0.26% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.83%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Northwest Arkansas Community College Known For?
Northwest Arkansas Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Northwest Arkansas Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northwest Arkansas Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Northwest Arkansas Community College ranks #1258 in the U.S. and #2448 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesNorthwest Arkansas Community College ranks #1539 in the U.S. and #3880 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesNorthwest Arkansas Community College ranks #1945 in the U.S. and #7033 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesNorthwest Arkansas Community College ranks #2280 in the U.S. and #8523 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNorthwest Arkansas Community College ranks #2705 in the U.S. and #9619 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesNorthwest Arkansas Community College ranks #3249 in the U.S. and #11862 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science Degrees