Northwest Shoals Community College
Northwest Shoals Community College is a public community college with two campuses in Alabama, one in Phil Campbell and the second in Muscle Shoals. It is intended to serve Colbert County, Franklin County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, and portions of Winston County.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $3,054
- Undergraduate enrollment: 5,676
- Graduation rate (150%): 39%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 44%
- Student to faculty ratio: 18:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $33,828
- Median earnings (8 years): $32,116
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,469
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Muscle Shoals, AL
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Northwest Shoals Community College include Welding Technology, General Studies, Licensed Practical.
- Welding Technology (197 bachelor's)
- General Studies (259 associate)
- Licensed Practical (67 bachelor's)
- Nursing (66 associate)
- Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology (65 bachelor's)
- Electrician (66 bachelor's)
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology (103 bachelor's)
- Multi- (37 associate)
- Computer Science (41 bachelor's)
- Salon (58 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 10%, Computer Science 17%, Health 73%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Northwest Shoals Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,356 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $1,356
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $2,081
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $4,259
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $7,601
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $10,089
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,131
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $9,001
- Books and supplies: $1,600
- Off-campus room and board: $10,000
- Off-campus with family: $3,200
- Typical cost of attendance: $11,340
- Sticker vs net gap: 73%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 27%
- Federal loan recipients: 24%
- Average institutional grant: $3,527
- Average federal loan: $2,697
- Median debt at graduation: $10,000
Admissions
Northwest Shoals Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 5,676
- Women: 57%
- Part-time undergraduates: 55%
- Age 25 and older: 12%
- Graduation rate: 39%
- Come back after freshman year: 69%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 71%
- Student to faculty: 18:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Northwest Shoals Community College acceptance rate? Northwest Shoals Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Northwest Shoals Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,356 a year after aid. Average net price is $3,054.
What majors does Northwest Shoals Community College offer? Popular programs include Welding Technology, General Studies, Licensed Practical, Nursing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology.
What is the average salary after Northwest Shoals Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $33,828 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Northwest Shoals Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 44% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 39%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Northwest Shoals Community College official site: see the campus website.