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Northwest College of Art & Design

Tacoma, Washington Private for-profit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Northwest College of Art & Design is a private for-profit four-year institution in Tacoma, Washington. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 139 students in fall 2024.

Northwest College of Art & Design offers bachelor's degrees across 1 program, the largest being Design and Visual Communications. It awarded 26 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 34 to 1.

Key figures

139
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
26
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
1
Programs and majors
34:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

Campus

Program levels

Bachelor

Programs and majors offered 1

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

Visual and Performing Arts 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
34:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
139
Undergraduates, fall 2024
139
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
172
Full-time, 2024-25
95%
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
70%
Men
30%
White
59%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Trimester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
Director of Operations
Kim Perigard
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit

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