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Located in Bentonville, Arkansas, NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public institution. Bentonville is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

587 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is NorthWest Arkansas Community College?

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Contact details for NWACC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One College Drive, Bentonville, AR 72712-5091
Phone: 479-986-4000
Website: www.nwacc.edu

How Do I Get Into NWACC?

You can apply to NWACC online at: https://www2.nwacc.edu/dbServerNPROD/bwskalog.p_disploginnew

NorthWest Arkansas Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford NorthWest Arkansas Community College?

20% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NWACC, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,722 a year. That adds up to $22,888 over four years for those students.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,014 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7,411 undergraduate students at NWACC, with 2,014 being full-time and 5,397 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,014 full-time undergraduates at NWACC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of NorthWest Arkansas Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 71
Black or African American 47
Hispanic or Latino 518
White 1,182
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 171

Over 40 countries are represented at NWACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and China.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 201 0 0 201
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 4 169 173
Registered Nursing 0 71 0 71
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 63 0 0 63
Dental Assisting/Assistant 11 0 7 18
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 9 9 18
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 4 9 4 17
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 9 0 9
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4 0 4 8
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 7 0 7
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 2 0 0 2
TOTAL 285 109 193 587

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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