by - July 22, 2025 5:53 pm
New students of NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s Bicycle Technician Program can receive scholarships for the program and free tool kits, according to a Tuesday (July 22) news release. Denver-based Morgridge…
by - April 14, 2025 10:58 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Board of Trustees recently approved a campus master plan as a guide for the next five to 20 years of growth and expansion for its Bentonville…
by - November 8, 2024 2:14 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College is expanding its health care training programs to meet area demand for health care professionals. NWACC recently added a phlebotomy program and will start three more…
by - October 23, 2024 12:11 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has started to offer one-day workshops on artificial intelligence (AI). “These AI workshops provide hands-on learning experiences focused on applying artificial intelligence in the…
by - September 11, 2024 10:57 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville reported enrollment as of Tuesday (Sept. 10) rose by 7% to a record of 9,017 students from 8,409 last year, according to the college….
by - July 29, 2024 6:32 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville recently opened enrollment for its new trail technician program. Classes for the 12-week program start Sept. 13. The program, which is completed over 12…
by - September 5, 2023 4:56 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) announced an unofficial preliminary count of 8,409 academic-credit students on Tuesday (Sept. 5), the 11th day of classes for the fall semester. Enrollment jumped 7.27%…
by - October 30, 2022 9:46 am
Dennis Rittle said getting hired as president at NorthWest Arkansas Community College is one of his life’s great moments. In a recent interview at Burns Hall on the Bentonville college…
by - September 15, 2022 8:41 am
Bob Burns, the founding president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College when it opened in 1990 in Bentonville, has died. He was 82. According to his obituary, Burns was living in…
by - March 15, 2022 1:11 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in-district tuition will increase 5.3% beginning this fall, and all fees will rise. The college’s board of trustees approved the higher tuition and fee schedules on…
by - September 13, 2021 10:22 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville reported an unofficial preliminary count of 7,081 college-credit students enrolled on the 11th day of classes for the 2021 fall semester, falling 7%…
by - June 14, 2021 11:54 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation announced Monday (June 14) the appointment of Maren Waggoner to its board of directors. Waggoner is vice president of workforce strategy and global people partner…
by - May 10, 2021 3:30 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College said Monday (May 10) that beginning June 14 college employees will return to their offices and to accommodate face-to-face student services, while also adhering to social…
by - February 5, 2021 11:18 am
Dr. Evelyn E. Jorgenson, president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville, will step down from her position at the end of her contract, June 30, 2022. Jorgenson has served…
by - November 12, 2020 5:00 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) recently named Liz Anderson as the executive director of advancement. She assumed her new role on Nov. 2. Treva Kennedy, who has served as interim…
by - September 8, 2020 1:00 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville announced an unofficial preliminary count of 7,583 college-credit students enrolled on Tuesday (Sept. 8), the 11th day of classes for the 2020 fall…
by - March 20, 2020 2:38 pm
Officials at NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville said Friday (March 20) the school has extended online courses for the duration of the spring 2020 semester due to the…
by - February 20, 2020 8:49 am
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has chosen Arias (Al) Massri as vice president of finance and administration, a position vacated by Debi Buckley who retired in November after nine…
by - January 28, 2020 4:23 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) in Bentonville announced Tuesday (Jan. 28) enrollment on the 11th day of classes for the spring semester rose 0.4%, or by 34 students, to 7,604,…
by - June 25, 2019 8:25 am
The Schmieding Foundation, a Springdale nonprofit, has donated $100,000 to NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC). The money will support the two-year Bentonville college’s $12 million fundraising campaign to finance the…
