Northwest-Shoals Community College

Online Program Overview

Northwest-Shoals Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,071 for Alabama residents and $8,881 for other students on average.

It offers 52 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 5 programs - 2 Certificate, 3 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Northwest-Shoals Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL
Online Students	614 Enrolled Online Exclusively 912 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,071 Out-of-State$8,881
Student to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Total	5 Programs
Certificate	2 Programs
Associates	3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest-Shoals Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $5,071 and $8,881 for non-Alabama residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $126 for Alabama residents and $253 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$4,771	$4,831	$4,831	$5,011	$5,071
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,701	$8,821	$8,521	$8,761	$8,881

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$131	$133	$123	$125	$126
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$262	$266	$246	$250	$253

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest-Shoals Community College offers 52 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificates, 3 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	2	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	35	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	4	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	391	173	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest-Shoals Community College, there are 4,032 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,526 students were attending classes through distance learning (614 students are enrolled exclusively and 912 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	4,032
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	614
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	912
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,506

By student location, out of a total of 614 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 607 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 7 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.