The Career College of Choice

For over a century, Northwestern College has pursued its mission of providing a quality education to students interested in building a better life for themselves by offering career-focused college degrees. Our accredited, respected associate’s degree programs are taught by highly qualified instructors, while the convenient, innovative online format gives working students the flexibility to arrange their coursework and study time around their busy schedules.

Besides a high-caliber education, we provide a variety of services to help our students focus on and prepare for the next exciting steps in their lives and careers. Our financial aid staff is committed to helping students through the financial aid process and to identify all potential sources of assistance. Each student is assigned a Personal Student Services Coordinator to assist with any questions or problems. Our support doesn’t stop when we hand over a diploma, either: Northwestern College offers lifetime career assistance in the form of job placement help and externship opportunities.

Northwestern College offers three associate's degree (AAS) programs online:

• Business Administration
  

  Northwestern College’s online associate’s degree in Business Administration gives students a solid understanding of the foundations of business, with an array of courses on finance, economics, marketing, management, and other fundamentals. Students also take several accounting courses as well as classes in computers, math, and effective speaking to hone the professional skills they’ll need to succeed in the business world.

• Criminal Justice
  

  Criminal Justice is a wide-ranging field with many fulfilling jobs for individuals interested in a career pursuing and protecting justice, law, and order in our society. Northwestern College’s online associate’s degree in Criminal Justice includes classes in criminal law and procedures, criminology, and juvenile justice to prepare students for careers as police officers, loss prevention specialists, parole officers, security experts, and family services workers, among other positions in the governmental, private, and not-for-profit sectors.

• Health Information Technology
  

  The health care field has a need for experts in Health Information Technology to accurately document patients’ medical histories — such as illnesses, observations, surgeries, and treatment outcomes — to ensure proper treatment and care. Health Information Technologists may keep patient records for hospitals, outpatient centers, nursing homes, public health departments, or insurance companies. Northwestern College’s online associate’s degree in Health Information Technology prepares students to enter this growing field with courses on medical coding, terminology, and insurance and billing practices. Northwestern College’s AAS in HIT is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM) and Information Management Education of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Northwestern College is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and our programs are also approved and accredited by recognized educational associations.