Career Programs at Northwest-Shoals CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwest-Shoals Community College is $8,881 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Northwest-Shoals Community College offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

98% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,726 (exclude student loans).

Northwest-Shoals CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,881
Average Financial Amount	$3,726

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Northwest-Shoals Community College offers 34 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 2,014 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Northwest-Shoals Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0	8
Less than 1 Year Certificate	18	2	1,366
2 Years Certificate	15	0	155
Total	34	2	2,014

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

8 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
1,366 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
155 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
485 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	8	-
	Total	8

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	52 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	52	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	58	$24,500
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	836 completers	-
General Studies	✔	836	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	81 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	26	-
Electrician	✕	55	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	37	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	217 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	199	-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	✕	18	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	44 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	15	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	29	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	6	-
	Total	1,366

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	0	-
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	✕	26	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	8	-
Electrician	✕	6	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	16	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	✕	10	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	8	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	3	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	6	-
	Total	155

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	15	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	✕	25	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	17	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (2 completers)	242 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	33	-
General Studies	✔	209	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	41	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	8	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	19	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	104 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	18	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	5	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	8	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	64	-
Business [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	8	-
	Total	485

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,032 students are attending at Northwest-Shoals Community College. There are 74 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 98 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 215 (full-time) and 237 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Northwest-Shoals Community College is 26% and transfer-out rate is 6%. The retention rate is 64% at the school.

Northwest-Shoals CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	4,032
Graduation Rate	26%
Number of Faculty	172
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at Northwest-Shoals CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,371 students enrolled into Northwest-Shoals Community College. By gender, 1,452 male and 1,919 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwest-Shoals Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Northwest-Shoals Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,371	1,452	1,919
Full-time	900	407	493
Part-tme	2,471	1,045	1,426

There are 2,525 White (74.90%), 304 Black/African American (9.02%), 355 Hispanic (10.53%), 24 Asian (0.71%), and 516 students with other races attending Northwest-Shoals Community College. 19 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northwest-Shoals Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,371	1,452	1,919
American Indian/Native American	24	12	12
Asian	24	9	15
Black/African American	304	104	200
Hispanic	355	162	193
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,525	1,108	1,417
Two More	108	42	66
Un-Known	10	6	4
Non-resident Alien	19	8	11

Northwest-Shoals Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

609 students (18.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 833 students (24.71% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Northwest-Shoals Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northwest-Shoals Community College
	Number of Students
Total	3,371
Enrolled Online Exclusively	609
Enrolled Some Online Courses	833
Not in Online Courses	1,929

By age range, at Northwest-Shoals Community College, 867 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.72% of total students), 1,941 students are aged below 20 (57.58%), 43 students are aged above 50 (2.25%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Northwest-Shoals Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,371	1,452	1,919
Under 18	998	512	486
Age 18-19	943	456	487
Age 20-21	550	220	330
Age 22-24	317	109	208
Age 25-29	238	73	165
Age 30-34	125	31	94
Age 35-39	88	16	72
Age 40-49	69	20	49
Age 50-64	38	12	26
Over 64	5	3	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Northwest-Shoals Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1994 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northwest-Shoals Community College.

800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL

256-331-5200

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

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