Online Degrees and Programs at Northwest Shoals Community College

Online Program Overview

Northwest Shoals Community College offers 53 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 2 Certificate and 3 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,071 for Alabama residents and $8,881 for out-of-state students.

Total 614 students out of total 4,032 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 441 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Northwest Shoals Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameNorthwest Shoals Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address800 George Wallace Blvd, Muscle Shoals, AL
Online Students614 Enrolled Online Exclusively
912 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,071
Out-of-State$8,881
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Online Degree Programs
Total5 Programs
Certificate2 Programs
Associates3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Northwest Shoals Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Alabama residents, the tuition & fees are $5,071 and $8,881 for non-Alabama residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $127 for Alabama residents and $254 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,771$4,831$4,831$5,011$5,071
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,701$8,821$8,521$8,761$8,881
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$131$133$123$125$127
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$262$266$246$250$254

Online Programs By Area of Study

Northwest Shoals Community College offers 53 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 3 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs23NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3617NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at Northwest Shoals Community College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences51 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General Studies240 119 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Northwest Shoals Community College, there are 4,032 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,526 students were attending classes through distance learning (614 students are enrolled exclusively and 912 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment4,032
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses614
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses912
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,506

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 614 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 607 Alabama Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 7 students living in the U.S. States other than Alabama, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses614
Alabama Resident607
Other State In U.S.7
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses614
Degree/Certificate Seeking361
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking253
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