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Located in Nampa, Idaho, College of Western Idaho is a public institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

127 Undergraduate Degrees

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College of Western Idaho Rankings

Out of the 7 colleges in Idaho, CWI is ranked at #1.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

CWI has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#77 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CWI.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#15 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#22 Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#30 Best Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CWI has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#15 Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce College Factual
#15 Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce College Factual
#28 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#28 Best General Business/Commerce Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#90 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual
#94 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools Course Advisor

Where Is College of Western Idaho?

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Contact details for CWI are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5500 East Opportunity Drive, Nampa, ID 83687
Phone: 208-562-3000
Website: cwidaho.cc/

How Do I Get Into CWI?

You can apply to CWI online at: https://cwi.edu/future-students/applying-cwi

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

Can I Afford College of Western Idaho?

62% Take Out Loans
10.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CWI, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $3,552 a year. That adds up to $14,208 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CWI is 10.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

College of Western Idaho Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,895 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,200 undergraduate students at CWI, with 2,895 being full-time and 7,305 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,895 full-time undergraduates at CWI, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Western Idaho students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 88
Black or African American 75
Hispanic or Latino 517
White 2,025
International Students 30
Other Races/Ethnicities 160

Online Learning at College of Western Idaho

2,303 Took All Classes Online
5,188 Took At Least One Class Online
20.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 5,188 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the most popular in Idaho for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of CWI

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at College of Western Idaho was 20.4%. This is the #929 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CWI regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at CWI ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at CWI.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science #105
Business Support & Assistant Services #148
General Business/Commerce #176
General Business/Commerce #176

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

College of Western Idaho Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business/Commerce 3 91 0 94
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 4 9 4 17
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 8 1 9
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 6 0 6
Agricultural Business & Management 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 7 115 5 127

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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