Northwest College 2016 Facts*
Mission
In the context of our global society, the mission of Northwest College is to be student-centered; be forward-thinking; cultivate community; prepare students for transfer, career, and life; and retain and graduate students.
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).
Accreditation
Students
1,754 credit students
- 56% — full time
44% — part time
77% — Wyoming
19% — other states
3% — other countries
Annual Cost
$12,018 approximate total
(Wyoming resident living on campus†)
- $2,789 — resident tuition & fixed fees†
$5,198 — room & board (2 per room, 19 meals/week)
$1,000 — books & supplies
$1,684 — personal/miscellaneous
$1,347 — transportation
†$6,773 nonresident tuition & fixed fees
Student Scholarships
45% of students receive scholarships (Dollars awarded by NWC)
- 62% — institutionally funded
38% — privately funded
$3,069 — average annual scholarship
Employees
294 total employees
- 141 — faculty, 76 full-time
- 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
37% of full-time faculty hold doctorates or terminal degrees
(national community college average is about 19%)
153 — administrative, professional and classified staff
Campus
Main campus, Powell
- 132 — total acres
62 — buildings (includes West Campus buildings)
Four off-campus locations
- Mickelson Field Station (50 miles west of Powell)
- Cody Center
- Worland Center
- Trapper Arena
Programs of Study
- 53 — transfer degrees
- 18 — technical degrees
- 30 — certificates
Library
- 653,618 — books and e-books
- 73,066 — periodicals and e-periodicals
- 467,594 — media and e-media (video, audio, digital)
- Access on and off campus to 404 online databases
Budget
$32,223,872 total (2015-16 year)
- $14,992,114 — state funding
$4,862,207 — local funding
(Park County mill levy, motor vehicle taxes, etc.)
$4,183,444 — tuition & fees
$3,941,015 — auxiliary fund
(bookstore, residence halls, etc.)
$2,256,559 — federal grants/contracts
$1,988,533 — other sources
(state & local grants/contracts, private gifts/grants/contracts, endowment income)
Endowment Funds
(As of Dec. 31, 2015 - unaudited)
$31,736,182 total endowment
- $12,918,934 — NWC (managed by NWC Foundation)
$18,817,248 — NWC Foundation
NWC Alumni Association
22,761 alumni worldwide
- Association founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
- nwc.edu/alumni
Economic Impact
$17,221,274 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2015)
- 5th largest employer in county
- $4,728,823 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)
- Total added regional income from college operations/alumni/student spending: $88,663,000 (Source: Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., 2016 study of WY community colleges)
Cultural Impact
Over 100 public programs/events on campus each year
Leadership
Board of Trustees President
John Housel, Cody
College President
Stefani Hicswa, Ph.D.
* Figures based upon fall 2015 data unless noted otherwise.