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Northwest College

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School Notes:

• Northwest College is a dynamic learning community located in Powell, Wyoming, near Yellowstone National Park. In this exceptional setting, students of all ages and backgrounds receive personal attention from a highly credentialed faculty and staff. Northwest's diverse blend of academics, access to emerging technologies, and activities equips students to think critically, to fully develop their potential, and to succeed in an ever changing world.
• Northwest College opened in 1946 with nearly 100 full- and part-time students and three instructors who met in classrooms borrowed from the public school district. In 1953 the name was changed to Northwest Community College, and in 1968 the college's tax base was expanded to include all of Park County. The name changed once more to Northwest College in 1989. Over the years, the quality of instruction matured, and a residential campus developed.
• Northwest's 124-acre campus is one of the most attractive college campuses in Wyoming. Its 57 buildings include 14 instructional facilities, four residence halls and 80 apartments for 750 students, a student center, a child care center, and a library with electronic access to other libraries.
• Northwest College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Association of Schools of Music, the National League for Nursing, and National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Wyoming briefs (Casper Star-Tribune)
  posted on March 15, 2010 at 07:09:38 am
  DEQ cites 2 for asbestos
• BLM sets sale of wild horses in northern Wyoming (KIFI Idaho Falls)
  posted on March 14, 2010 at 04:22:26 pm
  Associated Press - March 14, 2010 12:15 PM ET POWELL, Wyo. (AP) - Horse lovers will have the opportunity to adopt a wild horse from the McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area in northern...
• Wyo. schools help prep Korean teachers in English (The Gillette News-Record)
  posted on March 13, 2010 at 03:44:51 pm
  POWELL — A seven-week practicum for 40 Korean teachers provided learning opportunities for them, and for teachers and students in Big Horn Basin schools.
• Chile quake shakes former Wyo student’s world (The Gillette News-Record)
  posted on March 13, 2010 at 03:44:41 pm
  By ILENE OLSON Powell Tribune POWELL — Since fleeing her bed during an earthquake early Saturday morning in Valparaiso, Chile, former Northwest College student Sara Munoz has had little sleep.
• Peace and Justice groups seek to solve problems (Powell Tribune)
  posted on March 9, 2010 at 04:49:53 pm
  Can you have peace, and justice too?Two groups at Northwest College are seeking to restore both to the college campus, where repeated conflicts have left some members of the faculty and the administration at an impasse, leaving many students divided on both sides as well.

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