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New Transfer Agreement Provides Pathway for Northwest State Graduates to Attend the University of Toledo
September 20, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - The Rocket Transfer Admission Pathway formalizes a long-standing relationship between the two institutions. It makes UToledo advisors available to students pursuing an associate degree at Northwest State, paving the way for graduates to continue their educations with a bachelor’s degree program at UToledo. It also opens a door to future opportunities for these students at UToledo. Read More


Northwest State Community College Voted “Top Community College in Ohio”
August 23, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College was recently voted “Top Community College in Ohio” according to WalletHub’s 2023 Best & Worst Community Colleges rankings. A total of 15 Ohio community colleges were included in the WalletHub rankings, which considered a total of 668 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) member schools. Read More
Chamber Lauds Leadership Class Graduates
September 09, 2023 - Van Wert, OHIO - The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce hosted a graduation and recognition breakfast for their 2023 Leadership Van Wert County cohort at Willow Bend Country Club on Wednesday. The group recently completed their annual service project by soliciting funding to help build a new 4-H Horse Show Arena at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The group raised over $8,500 for the project. The cohort met once monthly from January-September at different business locations in Van Wert County. Read more at thevwindependent.com.


Northwest State Community College Voted “Top Community College in Ohio”
August 23, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College was recently voted “Top Community College in Ohio” according to WalletHub’s 2023 Best & Worst Community Colleges rankings. A total of 15 Ohio community colleges were included in the WalletHub rankings, which considered a total of 668 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) member schools. Read More
Northwest State Announces New Articulation Agreement with Purdue Fort Wayne
June 12, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College and Purdue University Fort Wayne are excited to announce a new partnership that will benefit current and future students of both schools. Starting July 1, 2023, graduates from Northwest State may transfer up to 66 college credits toward a Bachelor of Applied Science degree at Purdue Fort Wayne. Articulation agreements such as this help students by simplifying the transfer process from a community college to the 4-year university of their choice. Read More


Program Offerings for Your Northwest State Van Wert Campus Announced
June 1, 2023 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Northwest State Community College is thrilled to announce the beginning program offerings for Your Van Wert Campus. In total, Northwest State Van Wert is planning to offer more than a dozen onsite programs with more potentially coming. The program decision process began in September of 2022 with community and school system listening sessions, then continued with an online community survey through the end of the year. Read More
Why Not Take College Courses in Van Wert Now?
March 22, 2023 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Your Van Wert Campus of Northwest State Community College is excited to announce the opening of registration for our Summer and Fall 2023 classes. We have partnered with Van Wert Health to house classes in the hospital’s conference rooms while our Sycamore Street location undergoes renovation. Classes are scheduled to be held in an 8-week hybrid format (1.5 hours of face-to-face lecture with online assignments) on weeknights and Saturday mornings. Read More


Northwest State Community College Excited to Announce Architectural Contract for Its Van Wert Campus
February 28, 2023 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Your Van Wert Campus of Northwest State Community College is thrilled to partner with the design firm of Fanning Howey to begin the renovation of its Sycamore Street campus. Fanning Howey is an integrated architecture, interiors and engineering firm specializing in learning environments. Read More
Van Wert Campus of Northwest State Community College Announces More Spring 2023 Classes in Van Wert
January 23, 2023 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Your Van Wert Campus of Northwest State Community College is excited to announce the release of its 2023 spring 8B semester class schedule. The second half of NSCC’s spring semester schedule will again feature 8-week long courses taught with face-to-face lecture occurring one-night-a-week. The courses will begin on March 20, 2023. Read More


Van Wert Community Survey
October 28, 2022 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO – On June 30th of this year, Northwest State Community College purchased the former Kennedy Manufacturing building located at 520 E. Sycamore Street in Van Wert. We are in the process of beginning a $3.5 million renovation to create a full-service college campus to serve Paulding and Van Wert counties and the neighboring communities. Our goal is to have the Van Wert campus open and operational in early 2024, and we would like to hear your thoughts on program offerings, scheduling, learner supports, and co-curricular activities... Read More