Northwest College
Northwest College at a Glance
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About Northwest College
According to Wikipedia, Northwest College is a public community college in Powell, Wyoming. History Northwest College opened in 1946, as the "University of Wyoming Northwest Center," with the support of the University of Wyoming and the local school district. University support ended in 1950, and the current name was adopted in 1989.
Northwest College's Online Degrees
AA in Social Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Sociology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
BAS in Professional Studies
- Required Credits: 120
- Completion Time: 4 years
- Format: Fully online
Northwest College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Graduation Rate |
|---|
| 41% |
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 College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,025 |
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 College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Northwest College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,984 a year, and 87% 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 College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 1,724 | 1,724 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Northwest College?
Northwest College is located at 231 W 6th St, Powell, WY 82435-1898.
How Safe is Northwest College?
Northwest College reported 1.4 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most small residential campuses. 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 College has a violent crime rate of 0.07% and a property crime rate of 0.07%. Powell has a violent crime rate of 0.32% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.18%. 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 College Known For?
Northwest College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Sociology
- History
- Mathematics
- Biology
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Literature
- Communications
- Business
- Education
- Medical
Northwest College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Northwest 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 College ranks #1440 in the U.S. and #4565 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesNorthwest College ranks #1998 in the U.S. and #6492 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesNorthwest College ranks #2360 in the U.S. and #8435 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesNorthwest College ranks #2682 in the U.S. and #10453 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesNorthwest College ranks #2682 in the U.S. and #10058 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesNorthwest College ranks #2788 in the U.S. and #11583 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesNorthwest College ranks #3351 in the U.S. and #11498 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesNorthwest College ranks #3837 in the U.S. and #13981 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesNorthwest College ranks #3866 in the U.S. and #14310 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesNorthwest College ranks #3877 in the U.S. and #14617 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesNorthwest College ranks #4112 in the U.S. and #14682 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees