Northwest College

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2023 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,150

2023 Average Net Price

$9,254

After Financial Aid

2020 Default Rate

on Student Loans

2023 Enrolled Students

1,379

47.1% Full-Time

2023 Graduation Rate

43.8%

154 Graduates

About

Northwest College is a higher education institution located in Park County, WY. In 2023, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Northwest College were General Studies (47 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (38 degrees), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (12 degrees).

In 2023, 273 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Northwest College. 62.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (230 degrees), 14.4 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Northwest College is $3,150, which is $−5,103 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Northwest College was 0%, corresponding to 0 out of the 168 total borrowers.

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2023, the median undergraduate tuition at Northwest College is $3,150, which is $5,103 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,254.

In 2023, 57% of undergraduate students attending Northwest College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 10% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$3,150

2023 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2023, the cost of tuition at Northwest College was $3,150. The cost of tuition at Northwest College is $−5,103 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,253).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Northwest College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,254

2023 Value

8.45%

1 Year Growth

In 2023 Northwest College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,254. Between 2022 and 2023, the average net price of Northwest College grew by 8.45%.

This chart compares the average net price of Northwest College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,129

Room and Board

$1,600

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Northwest College was of $9,129 in 2023. The cost of room and board increased by 6.35% between 2022 and 2023.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,600. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Northwest College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

57%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

10%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

57% of undergraduate students at Northwest College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2023. This represents a decline of 21.9% with respect to 2022, when 73% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Northwest College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

2020 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2020 the default rate for borrower's at Northwest College was 0%, which represents 0 out of the 168 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Northwest College had a total enrollment of 1,379 students in 2023. The full-time enrollment at Northwest College is 650 students and the part-time enrollment is 729. This means that 47.1% of students enrolled at Northwest College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Northwest College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 75.4% White, 9.21% Hispanic or Latino, 2.54% Two or More Races, 1.09% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.58% Asian, 0.508% Black or African American, and 0.29% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Northwest College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (43.2%), followed by White Male (28.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (4.46%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

47.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Northwest College in 2023, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,379 students. The full-time enrollment at Northwest College is 650 and the part-time enrollment is 729. This means that 47.1% of students enrolled at Northwest College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.3% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Northwest College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
1,040 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
127 enrolled students
Two or More Races
35 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Northwest College is 75.4% White, 9.21% Hispanic or Latino, 2.54% Two or More Races, 1.09% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.58% Asian, 0.508% Black or African American, and 0.29% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 41.7% White, 28.7% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.6% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 44 students (3.19%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2023, 69 more women than men received degrees from Northwest College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Northwest College is white (230 degrees awarded). There were 14.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Northwest College is General Studies (47 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (38 degrees) and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (12 degrees).

In 2023, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Northwest College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Agriculture (28 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), and Precision Production (8 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwest College are Other managers (201,420 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (201,319 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (132,245 people), Secondary school teachers (128,225 people), and Postsecondary teachers (116,707 people).

The most specialized majors at Northwest College in 2023 are Agriculture (28 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Precision Production (8 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (16 degrees) (as of 2023).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwest College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Podiatrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Media and communication workers, all other

The most specialized majors at Northwest College are Agriculture (28 degrees awarded), History (5 degrees), Precision Production (8 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (4 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (16 degrees) (as of 2023).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Northwest College are Elementary & secondary schools (5,586,329 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,275,256 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,452,532 people), Computer Systems Design (2,343,824 people), and Construction (1,303,670 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Northwest College.

Most Common (2023)

General Studies
47 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
38 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common associates degree concentration at Northwest College was General Studies with 47 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Northwest College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

102

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2023

171

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2023

In 2023, 102 degrees were awarded to men at Northwest College, which is 0.596 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (171).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Northwest College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2023, 15 degrees were awarded to men at Northwest College in General Studies, which is 0.469 times less than the 32 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2023, 33 degrees were awarded to men at Northwest College in Registered Nursing, which is 6.6 times more than the 5 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

34%

100% Completion Time

44%

150% Completion Time

In 2020, 34% of students graduating from Northwest College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 46% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2023 at Northwest College is Female and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Non-resident Alien Male students have the highest graduation rate (65.7%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2023)

White
230 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
16 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
5 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Northwest College is white (230 degrees awarded). There were 14.4 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

1.47% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2023)

White Female
147 degrees awarded
White Male
83 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
11 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Northwest College is white female (147 degrees awarded). There were 1.77 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (83 degrees).

Operations

Northwest College has an endowment valued at nearly $31.1M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 1.52M (4.9%) compared to the 7.3% average return (423k on 5.8M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2023, Northwest College had a total salary expenditure of 26M. Northwest College employs 17 Instructors, 17 Assistant professors and 15 Associate professors. Most academics at Northwest College are Male Assistant professor (12), Male Associate professor (11), and Female Instructor (11).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Northwest College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 19 employees, Service, with 15 employees, and Management with 13 employees.

Endowment

$31.1M

2023 Endowment

13.7%

decline from 2022

Northwest College has an endowment valued at about $31.1M, as of the end of the 2023 fiscal year. The endowment of Northwest College declined 13.7% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $25.3M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Northwest College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$13.7M

2023 Salaries

49.5%

growth from 2022

In 2023, Northwest College paid a median of $13.7M in salaries, which represents 52.7% of their overall expenditure ($26M) and a 49.5% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 15.8% decline between 2021 and 2022, and a 8.12% decline between 2020 and 2021.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.8M (40.1% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$3.45M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2023, Northwest College paid a total of $3.45M to 52 employees working as instructors, which represents 25.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $731k (4.21%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

17 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

19 Employees

In 2023, the most common positions for instructional staff at Northwest College were Instructor with 17 employees, Assistant professor with 17 employees, and Associate professor with 15 employees.

In 2023, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Northwest College were Office and Administrative Support with 19 employees, Service with 15 employees, and Management with 13 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2023)

Male Assistant professor
Male Associate professor
Female Instructor

In 2023, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Northwest College was Male Assistant professor with 12 employees, Male Associate professor with 11 employees, and Female Instructor with 11 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Northwest College.

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