Αρ—†Φ±²₯

About Us

Institutional Profile

Αρ—†Φ±²₯ 2023 Facts*

Αρ—†Φ±²₯

Mission
In the context of our global society, the mission of Αρ—†Φ±²₯ is to be student-centered; be forward-thinking; cultivate community; prepare students for transfer, career, and life; and retain and graduate students.

Founding
Founded in 1946, NWC is a two-year, comprehensive community college serving Park County (tax district) and Park, Big Horn, and Washakie Counties (service area).

Accreditation
Higher Learning Commission
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Students

1,445 credit students

  • 45% β€” full time
  • 55% β€” part time
  • 79% β€” Wyoming
  • 16% β€” other states
  • 5% β€” other countries

Annual Cost

$16,651 approximate total
(Wyoming resident living on campus, 15 credits/semester)

  • $4,862 β€” resident tuition & fixed fees ($11,162 nonresident)
  • $6,640 β€” room & board (2 per room, 260 meals/semester)
  • $1,600 β€” books & supplies
  • $1,972 β€” personal/miscellaneous
  • $1,577 β€” transportation

Student Scholarships (dollars awarded by NWC)

43% of students receive scholarships

  • 38% β€” institutionally funded
  • 62% β€” privately funded
  • $4,199 β€” average annual scholarship

Employees

218 total employees

  • 98 β€” faculty, 51 full-time (43% of full-time faculty hold doctorates or terminal degrees)
  • 120 β€” administrative, professional and classified staff

Campus

Main campus, Powell

  • 132 β€” total acres
  • 162 β€” buildings (includes West Campus buildings)

Four off-campus locations

  • Mickelson Field Station (50 miles west of Powell)
  • Cody Center
  • Worland Center
  • Trapper Arena

Programs of Study

  • 44 β€” transfer associate degrees
  • 19 β€” technical associate degrees
  • 1 β€” bachelor of applied science degree
  • 23 β€” certificates

Library

  • 334,456 β€” books and e-books
  • 100,839 β€” periodicals and e-periodicals
  • 230,825 β€” media and e-media (video, audio, digital)
  • Access on and off campus to 212 online databases

Finance

$30,012,255 total (2022-23 year)

  • $11,961,904 β€” state funding
  • $6,551,855 β€” local funding (Park County mill levy including additional 1 Mill, motor vehicle taxes, etc.)
  • $4,119,656 β€” tuition & fees
  • $3,238,294 β€” auxiliary fund (bookstore, residence halls, etc.)
  • $2,112,975 β€” federal grants/contracts
  • $1,130,774 β€” state grants/contracts
  • $314,212 β€” private grants/contracts
  • $582,585 β€” other sources (local grants/contracts, endowment income, etc.)

NWC Foundation

(As of Dec. 31, 2022 - unaudited)
Established 1966

$48,226,152 total assets

  • $246,822 β€” unrestricted
  • $6,490,149 β€” temporarily restricted
  • $25,105,929 β€” permanently restricted
  • $16,383,253 β€” NWC endowment/other liabilities

$47,206,705 total endowment

  • $15,015,610 β€” NWC (managed by NWC Foundation)
  • $32,191,095 β€” NWC Foundation

NWC Alumni Association

Founded in 1988
(First two-year college alumni association in Wyoming)
NWC Alumni

24,778 alumni worldwide

Economic Impact

  • $15,661,505 employee payroll (Salary & benefits during 2022)
  • $2,960,393 annual expenditures in goods and services in Park County (est.)

Leadership

Board of Trustees President
Mark Wurzel, Powell

College President
Lisa Watson (Interim)

*Figures based upon fall 2022 data unless noted otherwise.