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Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, Washington Public 4-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Located in Bellingham, Washington, Northwest Indian College is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 636 students in fall 2024. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Northwest Indian College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 13 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Business Administration and Management, and Human Services. It awarded 177 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 55% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Mission

Through education, Northwest Indian College promotes Indigenous self-determination and knowledge.

Mission statement as reported by Northwest Indian College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
636
Students enrolled
55%
First-year retention
177
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
13
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 13

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Health Professions 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Education 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1

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
55%
First-year retention, part-time students
14%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
61
Associate degrees
83
Certificates under 1 year
33

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
636
Undergraduates, fall 2024
636
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,023
Full-time, 2024-25
59%
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
73%
Men
27%
White
4%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Two or more races
11%
American Indian or Alaska Native
73%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
46%
Students taking some online courses
45%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President
Lexie Tom
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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