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NORTHWEST-SHOALS COMMUNITY COLLEGE - MUSCLE SHOALS

Northwest-Shoals Community College - Muscle Shoals
P.O. Box 2545
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662

Official telephone: (256) 331-5200
Fax number: (256) 331-5222

Website: www.nwscc.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation held in August, January, and June.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: liberal arts, health professions, business
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 97 men, 120 women, 217 total
Full-time faculty: 41 men, 35 women, 76 total
Part-time faculty: 56 men, 85 women, 141 total

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, Phi Beta Kappa, weekend college, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, health professions, humanities, social/behavioral science, technologies

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Agriculture
  • Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Technology
  • Art
  • Automotive Collision Repair
  • Biomedical Equipment Technology
  • Business Administration
  • Carpentry/Cabinet Making
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Lab Technician
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Information Systems Technology
  • Cosmetology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Dental Assisting
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Electrical Technology
  • Electronics Technology
  • Emergency Medical Services
  • Engineering Design Technology
  • Environmental Health/Safety Technician
  • Fire Science Management
  • General Education
  • General Liberal Arts
  • Health Information Technology
  • Human Services
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Machine Shop Technology
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Technology
  • Music
  • Nursing R.N.
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Office Administration
  • Outdoor Leadership/Recreation
  • Pharmacy Technology
  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Pre-Chemical Lab Technician
  • Pre-Computer Science
  • Pre-Criminal Justice
  • Pre-Dentistry
  • Pre-Elementary Education
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Environmental Science
  • Pre-Financial Planning/Counseling
  • Pre-Health/Physical Education/Recreation
  • Pre-Industrial Hygiene
  • Pre-Law
  • Pre-Medicine
  • Pre-Nursing
  • Pre-Optometry
  • Pre-Pharmacy
  • Pre-Physical Therapy
  • Pre-Secondary Education
  • Pre-Veterinary Medicine
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Water/Wastewater Management
  • Welding
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology
  • Advanced Automotive Service Technician
  • Advanced Automotive Service Technology
  • Air Conditioning/Heating/Refrigeration
  • Automotive Collision Repair
  • Basic Automotive Service Technology
  • Basic Cabinetmaking
  • Basic Carpentry
  • Basic Welding Technology
  • Biomedical Equipment Technology
  • CADD
  • Carpentry/Cabinetmaking
  • Chemical Lab Technician
  • Child Development
  • Computer Aided Design Engineering Technology
  • Computer Technology
  • Cosmetology
  • Cosmetology Instructor Training
  • Cosmetology/Nail Technician
  • Electrical Technology
  • EMT/Basic
  • EMT/Paramedic
  • Energy Management Technology
  • Environmental Health/Safety
  • Environmental Health/Safety Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire Services Management
  • Machine Tool/CNC Technology
  • Nondestructive Testing Technology
  • Office Administration
  • PC Hardware Technician
  • PC Software Specialist
  • Practical Nursing
  • Water/Wastewater Management
  • Welding
  • Wood Products Technology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams



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