Northwest Mississippi Community College Healthcare Programs

Northwest Mississippi Community College is a public institution located in Senatobia, Mississippi. The location of NWCC is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Northwest Mississippi Community College?

Contact details for NWCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4975 Hwy 51 N, Senatobia, MS 38668-1714
Phone:	662-562-3200
Website:	www.northwestms.edu

How Do I Get Into NWCC?

You can apply to NWCC online at: www.northwestms.edu/admissions/apply-online

As long as you submit the requested materials to Northwest Mississippi Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Northwest Mississippi Community College?

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 NWCC, approximately 11% of students took out student loans averaging $3,894 a year. That adds up to $15,576 over four years for those students.

Northwest Mississippi Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,841 undergraduate students at NWCC, with 4,045 being full-time and 2,796 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,045 full-time undergraduates at NWCC, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northwest Mississippi Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	1,425
Hispanic or Latino	220
White	2,237
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	129

Online Learning at Northwest Mississippi Community College

In 2022-2023, 2,723 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NWCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 9th most popular in Mississippi for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Northwest Mississippi Community College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	114	114
Registered Nursing	0	106	0	106
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	96	0	0	96
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	14	42	56
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16	7	8	31
Surgical Technology	0	8	20	28
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	16	0	16
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	0	5	0	5
TOTAL	112	156	184	452

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.