Vocational Programs at Northwest-Shoals Community College

Certificate Programs at Northwest-Shoals Community College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
35	52	$8,881

Northwest-Shoals Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $30,800. A total of 4,032 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 26%. Northwest-Shoals Community College offer 52 programs and, among them, 35 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Northwest-Shoals Community College offers 35 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Northwest-Shoals Community College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	19	15	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	19	0	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	1	0	NOT OFFERED
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	51	12	NOT OFFERED
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	391	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	28	2	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	65	6	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	36	23	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11	1	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	157	23	NOT OFFERED
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	1	27	6	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	77	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	5	7	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Northwest-Shoals Community College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $25,600 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $30,800 for Northwest-Shoals Community College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Northwest-Shoals Community College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$25,600	$31,100	$21,800
7 Years After Graduation	$25,800	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$27,600	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$29,300	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$30,800	$40,900	$24,700

On-Campus Student Services

Northwest-Shoals Community College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	No
On-campus day care for students' children	Yes
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided