Are You in the Pipeline?

High-growth, high-demand jobs are out there. There’s a new generation in town: Generation Z. Born after 1995, you’re just about to finish high school or maybe you recently graduated. You’re hoping to avoid college debt, so you’re looking for a pipeline to a meaningful career without spending a ton of money on tuition. Our advice? Check out Northwest State Community College. This advice...

Northwest State Community College A-Z

Below is an alphabetical listing of degree and certificate programs offered at Northwest State Community College. All programs are offered at the College’s main campus in Archbold, but classes are also offered at satellite locations in Bryan, Van Wert and Whitehouse, Ohio. For more information on the opportunities waiting for you at NSCC, visit www.northweststate.edu. Ready to take the next...
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Nursing Degree Takes Mike Bailey to New Heights

With popular medical dramas like Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scrubs dominating weeknight television, it’s natural for people to think of hospitals full of doctors and nurses dressed in scrubs when they picture the nursing profession. For Mike Bailey, it would be more appropriate to think of helicopters, pilots, and flight suits instead. Mike, a graduate of Northwest State Community...

Preparing the Nurses of Tomorrow

The Nursing Division at Northwest State Community College offers nursing degree and certificate programs that prepare students to meet the rapidly changing demands of the healthcare industry. All programs in the Nursing Division are fully approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing; the RN and LPN to RN programs are also accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343...

NSCC Partnership Provides Training for In-Demand Careers

The Northwest Ohio Allied Health Education Consortium brings four institutions of higher education in the northwestern corner of Ohio into partnership to share existing allied health programs. The partner schools are Northwest State Community College, Rhodes State College, Marion Technical College and Urbana University. Students can enroll in any of these partner colleges while attending their...

Realizing a Dream

When Karley Niemeyer graduated from Patrick Henry in 2011, she wasn’t sure what her future had in store. What she did know was that she would need a college education, a little time and the flexibility to explore her career options. Fortunately, Northwest State Community College offered her all of these benefits and also allowed her to save money by living at home and working while enrolled...

Facts & Finds

Half of “Best Jobs” Require Fewer Than Four Years of College US News updated its Best Jobs for 2013 and the number one job is….dentist! Okay, for that one you’re going to need an advanced degree. But if you think a bachelor’s degree or higher is the only avenue to get a good job, think again. To make the “best jobs” list, a job must first be in demand, but it also has to pay a good...