2080 College Road
Phil Campbell, AL 35880

Located in Alabama, Northwest-Shoals Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning that serves the counties of Colbert, Franklin, Lauderale, and Lawrence, as well as the western portion of Winston county. Originally founded as Northwest Alabama State Junior College in 1966, the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest-Shoals community college evolved into the Community College it is today through a series of mergers with schools like the Northwest Alabama State Technical College.

Students who attend the Phil Campbell campus of Northwest-Shoals Community College may choose from a variety of programs and course-levels to pursue. With its offering of continuing education and certificate programs, as well as associate degree and transfer degree programs, Northwest-Shoals Community College appeals both to career- and academic-minded students.

As for students who are unable to attend class at the Phil Campbell campus, this Alabama college offers a distance education program. These distance learning courses can be taken via the Internet or cable television. Blended courses, which require both onsite and offsite learning, are also available.

Quick Facts:

Northwest-Shoals Community College has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the Alabama College System.

Students of this Alabama college participate in such extracurricular groups and organizations as: the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE), College Bowl Team, International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP), Music Educators National Conference (MENC), and the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA).

Northwest-Shoals Community College is a member of the Alabama Junior and Community College Conference with students participating in the following sports: men's and women's basketball, baseball, volleyball, women's tennis, men's cross country, golf, and cheerleading.

Thanks to this Alabama college's Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit program, eligible high school students may enroll in college courses and receive credit applicable to both their high school graduation and college degree.

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