NorthWest Arkansas Community College
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Tel:
(479) 986-4000
- NWACC is a comprehensive, learning-centered two-year college dedicated primarily to meeting the educational needs of its service area. NWACC offers a comprehensive education program including, but without limitation, technical occupational programs, freshman and sophomore programs for students to transfer to four-year colleges, specialty courses, professional continuing education courses, community enrichment classes, and business and industry training to meet the needs of the emerging and existing workforce. Part-time and full-time students are valued equally.
School Highlights
NorthWest Arkansas Community College serves 8,383 students (30% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the state community college average of 10:1.
Minority enrollment is 36% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is equal to the state average of 36%.
Top Rankings
NorthWest Arkansas Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Arkansas for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 539 teachers has grown by 76% over five years.
| NorthWest Arkansas Community College | (AR) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 539 staff | 162 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The NorthWest Arkansas Community College District was authorized on August 15, 1989, when voters in the Rogers and Bentonville public school districts passed a 3-mil tax. The first classes were attended by just more than 1,200 students in the fall of 1990 at high schools, chambers of commerce, municipal and leased facilities throughout the district. Burns Hall opened its doors to just more than 2,400 students in August 1995. Northwest Arkansas Community College is now the largest community college in Arkansas serving over 15,000 students annually in credit and non-credit programs. The college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and was most recently granted continued re-accreditation for 10 years by the HLC in 2012.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to NorthWest Arkansas Community College is Bryan University (3.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Bryan UniversityPrivate for-profit52 students | 3.10 Mi3704 W. Walnut St.
Rogers, AR 72756
(479) 899-6644 3.1052 - 4,401 students | 33.00 Mi601 Laclede Ave
Neosho, MO 64850
(417) 451-3223 33.004,401 - 1,826 students | 51.10 Mi200 I St NE
Miami, OK 74354
(918) 542-8441 51.101,826 - 1,676 students | 63.80 Mi1515 Pioneer Dr
Harrison, AR 72601
(870) 743-3000 63.801,676 - 6,265 students | 67.10 Mi5210 Grand Ave
Fort Smith, AR 72913
(479) 788-7000 67.106,265
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