Northwest Vista College
Tel:
(210) 486-4000
- Northwest Vista College is a college of the Alamo Community College District along with its sister colleges that include Palo Alto College, St. Philip's College, San Antonio College and Northeast Lakeview College in serving Bexar County and the surrounding areas.
School Highlights
Northwest Vista College serves 16,293 students (24% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 40:1 is higher than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Top Rankings
Northwest Vista College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 405 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Northwest Vista College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 405 staff | 121 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Established in 1994, with a donation of approximately 137 acres from World Savings and Loan Association, Northwest Vista College began holding classes in off-campus locations in the fall of 1995 with an enrollment of 12 students. The college began construction of its campus in July 1997 and the Mountain Laurel Hall opened to students in October 1998. The campus celebrated its grand opening in October 1999 with the completion of the Manzanillo Hall and the Huisache Hall. Located on 137 acres, Northwest Vista College is comprised of the following buildings: Manzanillo Hall,, Mountain Laurel Hall, Huisache Hall, Pecan Hall, Texas Persimmon Physical Plant and the Boardwalk. The Manzanillo Hall houses the state-of-the-art Learning Resource Center, the Student Success Center and the college's administration offices. The Huisache Hall is home to the bookstore, the college's Kinesiology and Multimedia Technology programs, the Office of Student Engagement, the student lounge, banquet facilities and refreshment vending facilities. The Mountain Laurel Hall is home to classrooms, laboratories, and faculty offices. The Pecan Hall is home to the Center for Workforce and Community Education, classrooms, dance studios, and computer labs. The Boardwalk includes 23,000 square feet of additional classroom space. The college offers programs in Academic Foundations, Communication Arts, Arts & Humanities, Business & Government, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social and Computer Sciences and Support Areas. Northwest Vista College offers Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, Associate of Applied Science degrees, Certificates, and Marketable Skills Achievement Awards.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Northwest Vista College is Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio (7.7 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioPrivate for-profit1,510 students | 7.70 Mi7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 733-3056 7.701,510 - Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsPrivate for-profit649 students | 8.90 Mi8400 Datapoint Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 297-9636 8.90649 - 815 students | 9.60 Mi10401 IH 10 W
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 690-9000 9.60815 - 208 students | 9.60 Mi4511 Horizon Hill Boulevard, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 246-7700 9.60208 - Sanford-Brown College-San Antonio (San Antonio - 78229)Private, for profit418 students | 9.60 Mi4511 Horizon Hill Rd
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 530-9449 9.60418
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