Northwest State Community College is a public two-year institution in Archbold, Ohio. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 4,082 students in fall 2024.
Northwest State Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 93 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other, Registered Nursing, and Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 382 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
4,082
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
382
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
93
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 93
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
229
Certificates under 1 year
74
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
79
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,082
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,082
Full-time, fall 2024
17%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,881
Full-time, 2024-25
12%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
22%
Men
78%
White
54%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
34%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
92
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Todd Hernandez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact