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The College
Four-year liberal arts college, bachelor’s degrees awarded ■ Founded in 1882 by the Reformed Church in America ■ Member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities ■
Faculty
All classes taught by NWC professors 14:1 student-to-faculty ratio ■ Average class size: 18 ■ 80 percent of full-time faculty have doctoral or terminal degrees ■ ■
Athletics
Great Plains Athletic Conference, NAIA member ■ 1 out of 3 students participates in intercollegiate sports ■ 6 national NAIA team titles since 2001 ■ 8 men’s, 8 women’s Red Raider varsity teams ■
Academics
More than 80 academic programs, including majors, minors, pre-professional programs and career concentrations ■
Students
1,250 students 32 states ■ 20 countries ■ ■
Student Life
88 percent of students live on campus More than 50 clubs and organizations ■ More than half of students are in campus ministry and service ■ 1 out of 3 students participates in the performing arts ■ 3 men’s, 3 women’s residence halls ■ Apartments, cottages and themed housing ■ ■
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programs are recommended by Rugg’s Recommendations on the Colleges as “quality departments at a quality college”: actuarial science, athletic training, biology, business, chemistry, computer science, ecological science, education, English, history, music, philosophy, physics, psychology, religion, social work, Spanish and theatre.
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Northwestern programs are accredited by external agencies
Athletic training Business Education
Nursing Social work
Learn more at www.nwciowa.edu/accreditation
honors God. for excellence because it At Northwestern, we strive some high praise: In doing so, we’ve earned as a top-10 PORT ranks Northwestern U.S. NEWS & WORLD RE Midwestern college. stern as the 2011 rankings list Northwe WASHINGTON MONTHLY’s ates for lives of du e college for preparing gra nation’s No. 3 baccalaureat achievement and service. 15% of the rthwestern among the top FORBES.COM includes No ching, great tea sities based on quality of nation’s colleges and univer t debt. den n rates and low levels of stu career prospects, graduatio a.edu/excellence
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Majors and minors Accounting Actuarial Science Applied ethics* Art Graphic design option Arts administration* Athletic training Biology–ecological science Biology–general/teaching Biology–health professions Business administration Agri-business Finance Human resources Management Marketing Business education Chemistry Christian education and youth ministry Christian mission* Computer information systems Computer science Cultural studies* Developmental psychology* Economics Elementary education English teaching Exercise science German* Health* History Humanities Journalism
Literature Mathematics Mathematics teaching* Medical laboratory science Modified music with elementary education Multimedia* Music Music ministry Nursing Philosophy Physical education Physics* Physics teaching* Political science Psychology Public relations Religion Social work Sociology Spanish Sport management TESL* Theatre Theatre and speech Translation and interpretation: Spanish-English Writing and rhetoric Pre-Professional Programs Art therapy Chiropractic Dentistry Engineering Graphic design
Law Medicine Mortuary science Music performance Music therapy Occupational therapy Optometry Pharmacy Physical therapy Professional studio Veterinary medicine Career Concentrations Christian theatre ministries Computer science Criminal justice Fitness management Neuroscience Recreation *minor only
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More than countries are options for students who want to study abroad Get more mileage out of your education. Study or intern off campus. Become immersed in another culture—and learn more about yourself. Internships build your résumé. Expand your professional network. Maybe even lead to your first job. Students intern in and around Orange City as well as across the U.S. through partnerships with programs like these:
American Studies Program, Washington, D.C. Contemporary Music Center, Nashville Los Angeles Film Studies Center Chicago Semester
Study abroad in the summer or for a whole semester in places like Belize, China, England, India, Israel, Russia, Spain and Tanzania. Among students’ study abroad options are Northwestern’s two programs, which cost the same as a semester on campus, plus airfare:
OMAN SEMESTER Students travel to a Middle Eastern country on the coast of the Arabian Sea. They study Arabic and learn about interfaith dialogue with a goal of furthering understanding and peace.
ROMANIA SEMESTER A former communist country is a great place to study community and economic development. In addition to classes, students lead experiential education opportunities for Romanian youth.
LEARN MORE www.nwciowa.edu/internships www.nwciowa.edu/study-abroad
Our graduates get good jobs. And go to impressive graduate schools. Reasons they succeed include:
The appeal of our smart, hard-working, articulate students to employers and graduate school admissions offices ■ The preparation provided by our excellent academic programs (NWC alums in graduate school often say they’ve already learned what’s covered in first-year
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at start on your career here. You’ll get even more than a gre king a living. You might be a Because life is more than ma But don’t you want to be a doctor. Teacher. Sportswriter. ? ent and community leader too smart, Christ-like spouse, par e. your small Christian colleg Then Northwestern should be
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