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North-West College-San Diego

San Diego, California Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

North-West College-San Diego is a private for-profit four-year institution in San Diego, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 636 students in fall 2024. It is part of North-West College.

North-West College-San Diego offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training, and Surgical Technology/Technologist. It awarded 196 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 100% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 27 to 1.

Mission

NWC Mission is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement.

Mission statement as reported by North-West College-San Diego

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
636
Students enrolled
100%
First-year retention
196
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
27:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
27:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1
Associate degrees
115
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
80

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
636
Undergraduates, fall 2024
636
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
853
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
81%
Men
19%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
38%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
24%
Two or more races
8%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
100%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
North-West College
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
President/CEO
Mitchell Fuerst
Services and opportunities
Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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