Northwest-Shoals Community College Business Programs

Located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Northwest-Shoals Community College is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Muscle Shoals makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is Northwest-Shoals Community College?

Contact details for NW-SCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
Phone:	256-331-5200
Website:	https://www.nwscc.edu

How Do I Get Into NW-SCC?

You can apply to NW-SCC online at: www.nwscc.edu/about-nw-scc/college-departments/student-services/admissions/apply-online

As long as you submit the requested materials to Northwest-Shoals 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-Shoals 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 NW-SCC, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,257 a year. That adds up to $17,028 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NW-SCC is 12.9%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Northwest-Shoals Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,360 undergraduate students at NW-SCC, with 1,081 being full-time and 2,279 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,081 full-time undergraduates at NW-SCC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	103
Hispanic or Latino	100
White	804
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Online Learning at Northwest-Shoals Community College

In 2019-2020, 1,451 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Online Growth Rankings of NW-SCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northwest-Shoals Community College was 30.0%. This is the #758 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NW-SCC regardless of major.

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-Shoals Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	8	6	14
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6	0	3	9
TOTAL	6	8	9	23

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.