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{{short description|Community college in Powell, Wyoming, United States}}
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{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Northwest College
 | image_name             = Northwest College, Powell, Wyoming summer 2015 08.jpg
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 | caption                = Northwest College, July 2015
 | motto                  = Your future, our focus
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 | established            = {{start date and age|1946}}
 | type                   = [[Public college|Public]] [[community college]]
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 | endowment              = $43,635,179 (2021)
 | budget                 = $28,510,092 (2020)
 | president              = Lisa Watson
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 | faculty                = 104 total, 61 full-time
 | staff                  = 
 | administrative_staff   = 134
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 | students               = 1,443
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 | city                   = [[Powell, Wyoming|Powell]]
 | state                  = [[Wyoming]]
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 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{coord|44|45|37|N|108|45|45|W|format=dms|display=inline,title|type:edu_region:US-WY}}
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 | campus_size            = {{Convert|132|acre}}
 | former_names           = Northwest Community College
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 | colors                 = {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}}{{Color box|gray|border=darkgray}} Red and gray
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 | mascot                 = Trapper
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 | website                = {{URL|https://www.nwc.edu}}
 | logo                   = Northwest WY Logo.svg
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'''Northwest College''' is a [[Public college|public]] [[community college]] off [[Wyoming Highway 295]] in [[Powell, Wyoming|Powell]], [[Wyoming]], United States.

==History==
Northwest College opened in 1946, as the "University of Wyoming Northwest Center," with the support of the University of Wyoming and the local school district. University support ended in 1950, and the current name was adopted in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwc.edu/about/history |title=A History of Northwest College |author=Northwest College |date=2021 |accessdate=July 7, 2021}}</ref>

==Academics==
The college offers [[Associate degree|associate degrees]], two [[bachelor's degree]] programs, and certificates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Institutional Profile {{!}} About Us {{!}} Northwest College |url=https://nwc.edu/about/profile.html |access-date=2023-10-12 |website=nwc.edu |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Chris Boucher (basketball)|Chris Boucher]], professional basketball player
* [[John Johnson (basketball, born 1947)|John Johnson]], professional basketball player
* [[Monte Olsen]], ski instructor and Wyoming legislator<ref>[https://wyoleg.gov/2007/members/h22.htm Wyoming House of Representatives-Rep. Monte Olsen]</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of colleges and universities in Wyoming]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official|http://www.nwc.edu/}}

{{Colleges and universities in Wyoming}}

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[[Category:1946 establishments in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Park County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Community colleges in Wyoming]]
[[Category:Education in Park County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1946]]
[[Category:Powell, Wyoming]]
[[Category:NJCAA schools]]
[[Category:Two-year colleges in the United States]]