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Tenel
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A Northwest student is more than taking classes, it’s building a future as well as bonds that could last a lifetime. Northwest has allowed me to grow beyond ways I could’ve ever imagined, and I am forever grateful for this school as well as the campus.
Tenel Walker, Pre-Nursing
Ava
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“To be a student at Northwest, it means that I have found a place that is like home away from home! Northwest has brought so many opportunities and special people to my life. Northwest to me feels like family!”
Ava Rodgers, Marketing
Jose Rosiles
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Northwest has given me an exceptional opportunity for growth. I came from a smaller high school and having the opportunities that are provided to students at Northwest has changed my education in a significant way. I have access to technology that I didn’t have before. I have support from faculty and staff and have been able to grow personally, professionally and educationally in the past year. I’m proud to be a Northwest Ranger.
Jose Rosiles, Secondary Education
Northwest by the Numbers
97%
of Career, Technical, and Allied Health graduates secure employment within their field.
#1
Highest ranking job placement rate for graduates among Mississippi community colleges as voted by Intelligent.com.
500+
scholarship opportunites with Northwest Mississippi Community College.
18,000
students in degree and non-degree programs, workforce training, and adult education classes annually.
#1
Best online community college in the country as voted by Intelligent.com
ALL
All academic, college-level classes will transfer to any four-year college or university in Mississippi.
93%
of students receive financial aid with Northwest.
GOLD
Military Friendly Gold Status Institution 2022-23
News & Events
![Northwest Scholastic Institute Provides Unique Advantages for Early College Students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747346000/northwestmsedu/cw0yghstxgcdbaokhask/ScholasticInstitute_SSmith-65.jpg","width":2200}])
Northwest Mississippi Community College's Scholastic Institute students graduated from Northwest with an associate's degree on May 9 before they graduate high school on May 16.
![Northwest Soiree Masquerade Among the Stars was a Smashing Success]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1746558760/northwestmsedu/oh6jawlvcfqe0wnrgkxu/SoireeStudentPhotoforPressRelease.jpg","width":2200}])
The Northwest Soiree Masquerade Among the Stars, the college's premier fundraising and recognition event, hosted by the Northwest Foundation, took place March 29, 2025. This event featured an online auction that opened a week prior to the Soiree, a social hour, a ceremony honoring recipients and live entertainment by Mississippi natives, Chapel Hart.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College's Heindl Center for the Performing Arts is proud to welcome Priscilla Presley for a conversation on the stage May 3 at 7:30 p.m.
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Northwest Mississippi Community College general education student, Jenna E. Nylander of Oxford was awarded honorable mention for her piece "Vereinsamt" in the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association (MCCCWA) writing competition during their annual conference, held April 11 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College's Natchez campus. Also during the conference, Northwest English instructor, Dr. Harold Johnson, was elected as the new president of MCCCWA.
![The Commodores are Coming to the Heindl Center on April 26, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1745254912/northwestmsedu/vlt4soihddvkm1zlrbjr/Commodores_1.png","width":2200}])
Iconic Motown legends, The Commodores, are coming to the Heindl Center on April 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m
![Northwest Les Fauves Art Sale is April 24]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1744835039/northwestmsedu/ihtnmhynxsv11rka4fgr/LesFauves_Cfox.jpg","width":2200}])
Northwest Mississippi Community College is proud to announce the spring Les Fauves art sale hosted by the Northwest art department and art club students. The sale will be held on April 24 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery on the Senatobia campus.