Northwest State Community College

 
22600 State Route 34
Archbold, OH 43502

Focusing on practical degree programs transfer and technical students can use to meet their professional goals, Northwest State Community College offers associate degree and certificate programs for a wide breadth of students. This school maintains a strong technology focus with programs of study ranging from Visual Communication Technology to Plastics Engineering Technology. Through Northwest State Community College's Custom Training Solutions division, private companies and business-minded individuals can get in on the education action. Providing summer computer camps, technical skills training seminars, and technology workshops for teachers, Northwest State's CTS division helps local businesses stay on the cutting edge. For the general community, Northwest State Community College also offers low-cost, non-credited courses in areas like computer skills, interior design, holistic health, and retirement planning.

Thanks to a partnership with Gatlin Education Services, Northwest State Community College not only offers on-campus courses, it also offers online classes for students who can't make it to campus. With online degree programs in Healthcare, Business, Construction Technology, Computer Technology, and Video Game Design and Development, Northwest State students can complete their coursework anytime from anywhere.

Northwest State Community College also offers a host of student support services including childcare facilities, individual and group tutoring, walk-in writing and math labs, career counseling, academic advising, and GED preparation courses. When it comes to finding your first job upon graduation, Northwest will be there to help. Besides career planning services, the school also has a strong alumni support network that's actively involved in career advising for new grads.

Beyond simply providing educational services, Northwest State Community Collegealso acts as a hub for information on sustainable living. The school's Education for Sustainability program provides information on upcoming "green" events and profiles individuals that exemplify environmentally conscious living. Sustainable projects the school is taking on in 2007 include a school-wide energy audit in which students will assess ways the school can reduce energy use, implementation of a campus-wide recycling project, an exhibit on native species landscaping, and the fourth annual, school-sponsored Sustainability Day.

Quick Facts:

All Northwest State Community College students are required to complete at least one online course in order to graduate.

Northwest State Community College is one of the only two-year institutions in the state to offer a program of study in Historic Preservation.

Don't have high-tech presentation materials? No problem. At the Northwest State Success Center students can rent video players, laminating machines, media projectors and anything else they may need to create killer presentations.

The Northwest State Community College Community Journal keeps students and faculty abreast of campus activities and events.