Northwestern College

101 7th Street Sw, Orange city, IA 51041 -  View Map

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• Northwestern College is a community of learning where students are equipped to find their place in God’s world. A Northwestern education is academically rigorous, distinctively Christian and firmly committed to the liberal arts—an academic tradition involving core requirements in a broad range of fields.
• As a liberal arts college, Northwestern strives to develop a broad and deep understanding of the human and natural worlds and to develop personal skills that will make Northwestern students, faculty and staff effective members of their communities.
• Northwestern College provides bachelor’s degree programs in more than 40 major fields, 16 pre-professional programs and 7 career concentrations.
• Northwestern offers a focus on faith that is more than just an add-on; it’s an integrated part of every class, every activity—all of campus. At Northwestern, we believe learning—in every academic discipline—is worship. Christians are called to worship God with their hearts, minds and abilities. Combining Christian faith and liberal arts learning provides the most complete and accurate understanding of truth and life.
• Northwestern College is conveniently located on Highway 10 and K64. Entering Orange City from any direction will take you past the campus. Visitor parking is in the Christ Chapel parking lot, which can be accessed from Albany Avenue (K64) or Central Avenue, south of 6th Street SE.
• Northwestern is ranked as a top-10 Midwestern college by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Northwestern is also ranked as the nation's second-best baccalaureate college by Washington Monthly.
• Northwestern is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. In addition, the education department is one of four Iowa colleges accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE); the social work department is among 10 Iowa colleges with baccalaureate programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education; the business department is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education; the athletic training education program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); and the nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
• Profile last updated: 01/10/2011.

In the News:

• Northwestern's Walker earns A.O. Duer Award (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on July 12, 2011 at 03:20:20 am
  ORANGE CITY, Iowa - Tyler Walker of Northwestern College was selected as the 2011 Great Plains Athletic Conference male A.O. Duer Award recipient.
• Crippin named to Dean's List (Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune)
  posted on June 22, 2011 at 02:55:14 pm
  ORANGE CITY - Nicholas Crippin, Storm Lake, is among the 387 students who earned honors onto the Academic Dean's List for the Spring 2011 semester at Northwestern College. A May graduate, his major...
• Mether earns BA degree (Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner)
  posted on June 1, 2011 at 06:15:00 am
  Michelle Mether of Logan, was among 251 students earning bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern College in Orange City May 14.
• GIRLS BASKETBALL: Sergeant Bluff-Luton's O'Neal to play at Northwestern (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on May 18, 2011 at 09:45:03 pm
  ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Paige O'Neal, a 5-7 point guard from Sergeant Bluff-Luton High School, will continue her basketball career at Northwestern College.
• COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Nachtigall takes over Northwestern softball (Sioux City Journal)
  posted on May 17, 2011 at 01:45:08 am
  ORANGE CITY, Iowa -- Northwestern College stayed within the state of Iowa while deciding on a new head softball coach to guide the Red Raiders.

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