TYPES OF DEGREES
A two-year undergraduate degree that provides a foundation in general education and liberal arts, with a focus on subjects like social sciences, humanities, and communication.
What is an Associates of Art degree?
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What is Student Support Services or SSS?
Loans made available to undergraduates with demonstrated financial need, have the government covering the interest during these periods.
What is a subsidized loan?
This is the mascot of Northwest Shoals Community College's athletic teams
What are the Patriots?
A two-year undergraduate degree. It's designed to provide a foundation in science and mathematics, often with a focus on preparing students for transfer to a four-year university to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree or to enter science-related careers.
What is a Associates of Science degree?
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What is the Patriot Advocacy and Resource Center or PARC?
Loans available to both undergraduates and graduates regardless of financial need, require the borrower to pay the interest that accrues from the time the loan is disbursed
What is an unsubsidized loan?
NWSCC competes in this athletic association for two-year colleges
What is the NJCAA?
A two-year post-secondary program designed to prepare students for specific careers. It emphasizes practical, hands-on training in a chosen field, rather than a broad liberal arts education. AAS degrees are often designed to lead directly into the workforce, though some programs may offer transfer options to bachelor's degrees.
What is an Associates of Applied Science degree?
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What is the library?
These are a form of gift aid, meaning you generally do not have to pay them back, except under certain circumstances (such as withdrawing from school or changing enrollment status
What is a pell grant?
What was one of the first sports to be reintroduced in 2022, which marked the return of athletics at NWSCC after a 10-year hiatus
What is softball or baseball?
A credential earned after completing a focused program of study that prepares students for specific jobs or career fields. These programs typically take less time to complete than an associate's degree and emphasize practical, hands-on training in a particular industry. Examples: carpentry, automotive, welding, HVAC, and Machine Shop.
What is a career certificate?
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What is the Advising Center?
A federally funded program that provides part-time jobs for undergraduate and graduate students with financial need, allowing them to earn money to help pay for their education expenses.
What is Federal Work Study?
NWSCC Baseball home games are played at this on-campus facility
What is Mark Lee Legacy Field?
These programs focus on immediate job training and may not lead to a degree but can be beneficial for career advancement.
What is a Workforce Development Program?
Students who help to promote school spirit, assist in receiving guests at official functions, go to area high schools for recruiting purposes, act as hosts to welcome visitors to the administration and faculty, take high school seniors and other interested persons on tours of the campus, and serve at other college and community events.
What are student ambassadors?
A form of financial aid, typically a grant or payment, awarded to a student to help fund their education. Unlike loans, scholarships do not need to be repaid. They are awarded based on various criteria, including academic achievement, athletic ability, financial need, or other specific qualifications.
What is a scholarship?
There are four new teams this fall, one of them is the first in program history
What is women's golf?