NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE A-4

One College Dr.
Bentonville, AR 72712
Tel: (479)636-9222; 800-995-6922; Admissions: (479)636-9222; Fax: (479)619-4116; Web Site: http://www.nwacc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1989. Setting: 77-acre urban campus. Educational spending 2002-03: $2292 per student. Total enrollment: 4,915. 893 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 4 states and territories, 31% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Placement: SAT I or ACT, ACT ASSET, ACT COMPASS required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $10. Area resident tuition: $1224 full-time, $51 per credit hour part-time. State resident tuition: $2088 full-time, $87 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $2952 full-time, $123 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $204 full-time, $8.50 per credit hour part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group. Social organizations: 9 open to all. Most popular organizations: Student Advisory Activity Council, Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Beta Lambda, Student Nurses Association, Students in Free Enterprise. Major annual events: Red Ribbon Week, Student Organization Fair, Fall Festival. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. Library Resource Center plus 1 other with 15,500 books, 159 serials, and an OPAC. 97 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.