Northwest Vista College is a public four-year institution in San Antonio, Texas. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 20,060 students. It is part of Alamo Colleges.
Northwest Vista College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, and Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. It awarded 2,928 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 33 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
20,060
Students enrolled
2,928
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
33:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Programs and majors offered 54
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.
Student-to-faculty ratio
33:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,630
Certificates under 1 year
220
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
78
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,060
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,060
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
28,321
Full-time, 2024-25
16%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
17%
Hispanic or Latino
66%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
31%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Alamo Colleges
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Amy Bosley
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization