NorthWest Arkansas Community College Business Programs

NorthWest Arkansas Community College is a public institution situated in Bentonville, Arkansas. The location of NWACC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Rankings

NWACC is ranked #4 out of 20 schools in Arkansas.

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.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#127	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#56	Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce	College Factual
#56	Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce	College Factual
#112	Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management	College Factual
#114	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#151	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is NorthWest Arkansas Community College?

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, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford NorthWest Arkansas Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NWACC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $5,059 a year. That adds up to $20,236 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NWACC is 12.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,411 undergraduate students at NWACC, with 2,014 being full-time and 5,397 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Online Learning at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

In 2019-2020, 5,852 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of NWACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College was 51.4%. This is the #518 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at NWACC regardless of major.

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

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Entrepreneurship	#67
Entrepreneurial Studies	#92
General Business/Commerce	#115
General Business/Commerce	#115

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%.

NorthWest Arkansas Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	117	0	117
General Business/Commerce	29	10	39
Supply Chain Management	0	6	6
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	4	4
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	4	4
Entrepreneurship	0	2	2
TOTAL	146	26	172

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.