Northwest State Community College is thrilled to offer the inaugural Van Wert Campus Scholarship in anticipation of opening our full-service campus during the 2024-2025 academic year. We look forward to meeting you this Fall at Van Wert Hospital after which you will transition to our newly remodeled campus at 520 E. Sycamore Street once it's ready. Classes will be hybrid in nature, meaning 1 night-a-week lecture with an online homework component, and 8 weeks in length. We look forward to serving you and helping you meet your career goals!
Scholarship is continuously awarded as students apply and will be first come first serve.A maximum of 50 Van Wert Scholarships will be awarded.Scholarship is good for Fall 2024 semester for one class (3 credit hours).Tuition-only scholarship; technology, textbook, and other standard fees still apply.
July 31, 2024 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Business Boot Camp 2024 offered an immersive journey for aspiring and established entrepreneurs focused on igniting business growth, knowledge sharing, and fostering community development. The first of the three-part program, the Entrepreneur Workshop, was held in February. Designed to empower attendees with crucial insights, resources, and best practices for business success, the workshop featured a diverse panel of local business professionals and community development organizations, ensuring a wide range of perspectives and experiences were shared. The panel covered various topics, including legal considerations, financial strategies, marketing insights, and community resources. Read More
June 21, 2024 - VAN WERT, OHIO - The old Kennedy Kit factory on 520 E. Sycamore Street was the site of an unusual event on Thursday morning—a wall signing. The event celebrated the interior demolition by Alexander and Bebout of the office building and the next stage of development for the Northwest State satellite campus—set to open in spring, 2025. The idea for the signing was Jon Tomlinson’s. Tomlinson, the Dean of the Van Wert Campus, had done something similar as a member of his church years earlier. Read More
June 21, 2024 - VAN WERT, OHIO - The future home of Northwest State Community College’s Van Wert campus has received a nice and somwhat unexpected financial boost. During a planned wall signing event and media tour on Thursday, NSCC President Dr. Todd Hernandez announced the satellite campus on E. Sycamore St., the former Kennedy Manufacturing building, has been approved for a sizeable grant from the state’s One Time Strategic Community Improvement Fund. Read More
June 20, 2024 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Members of the Northwest State Community College board of trustees, along with media representatives and other invited guests, got their first glimpse Thursday of what will be the future home of an NSCC branch campus in Van Wert. College officials expect the under-renovation location at 520 E. Sycamore St. to open its doors to college students in January 2025. The prearranged open house was buoyed Thursday by a surprise announcement from Todd Hernandez, NSCC president, that $3.4 million in state capital budget funding has been approved by the Ohio Legislature for use in completing the Van Wert facility. Read More
June 20, 2024 - VAN WERT, OHIO - Members of the board of Northwest State Community College, along with media representatives and other invited guests, got their first glimpse Thursday at what will be the future home of a NSCC branch campus in Van Wert. Read More
April 19, 2024 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - The University of Saint Francis announces a partnership with Northwest State Community College (NSCC) announces a partnership with the University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana). Read More
February 08, 2024 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - We have presented an adult leadership program for over 30 years, so we have a good feel for what community businesses want their employees to Experience,” Chamber President/CEO Mark Verville said. “As we headed into 2023 one of our organizational goals was to engage students from our county schools in a similar program. We connected with the administration of Van Wert City Schools, Lincolnview Local Schools, Crestview Local Schools, and Vantage Career Center to begin to structure a program they felt was valuable. Read More
January 29, 2024 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College is excited to offer an innovative “first class free” scholarship for Paulding and Van Wert county (and surrounding area) learners to its Van Wert campus. This announcement comes as the Van Wert full-service campus is currently undergoing demolition and renovation at the former Kennedy Manufacturing building. Read More
December 05, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College and Indiana Institute of Technology (Indiana Tech) are excited to offer five (5) distinct articulation agreements that will benefit current and future students of both schools. Starting immediately, graduates from Northwest State may transfer up to 66 college credits and be eligible for admission with junior standing to Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne, IN. Read More
November 17, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College hosted a ceremonial demolition event for community leaders, elected officials, and other special guests at its Van Wert Campus (the former Kennedy Manufacturing building) on November 16th. Read More
October 24, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - NSCC admissions recruiter Mandie Heil joins Bob Ulm from the Fun 107.1FM morning show to discuss spring '24 registration and more! Audio courtesy of WDOH-FM / Woof Boom Radio. Listen Now
October 12, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College recently hosted its 3rd Annual Van Wert Campus Golf Outing on Friday, September 15th at Hickory Sticks Golf Club in Van Wert. 96 participants enjoyed a fun day of golf, games and prizes, all in an effort to raise NSCC scholarship dollars for Paulding and Van Wert learners. In total, approximately $16,000 was raised as a result of the event. Read More
October 09, 2023 - ARCHBOLD, OHIO - Northwest State Community College hosted a “State of the College” Address at the Voinovich Auditorium, held on September 28, 2023. In attendance were state officials, business and community leaders, and area educators. Read More
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northwest State brought a team for the Paulding County Chamber Annual Golf Outing on Friday, July 21.
Northwest State brought a team for the Van Wert Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Wednesday, July 19.
Northwest State was a hole sponser and brought a team for the Paulding County Hospital Foundation Golf Outing on Wednesday, July 12.
Thank you to all sponsors, volunteers and participants for another successful golf outing... Read More
The old Kennedy Kit factory has been a Van Wert institution for over a century. Since the company moved to their modern location on Industrial Drive the brown brick building at 520 Sycamore Street has stood silent, a testament to years of hard work and small town pride... Read More
Leadership is not a character trait. It is a skill, a discipline that requires conviction, creative focus and vision. 12 individuals from area businesses successfully graduated from the 2022 Leadership Van Wert County program... Read More
A gathering of business and industry leaders and officials from Northwest State Community College produced an exchange of information, as plans move forward to open a full service satellite campus in Van Wert... Read More
