NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) provides quality and affordable higher education to empower lives and strengthen communities within Northwest Arkansas and the surrounding areas. The college offers a full range of certificates and associate degrees that can lead to careers in business, computer science, art, communications, culinary, nursing, engineering, construction, criminal justice and more.
 

Whether you're pursuing a higher education after high school or returning to college as a professional, you can choose your own path at NWACC. You can earn a certificate quickly, pursue a two-year degree, obtain in-demand job training, or take core gen ed classes that transfer to a four-year university. 
 

Whether it's your dream to be a chef at  Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food, to serve others as nurse, run your own business, or use your creative skills as an artist, NWACC offers you the quality instruction and academic support you need to begin your journey toward success.  
 

At NWACC, diversity is personified. The college body is comprised of new and returning students, local, international and online, as well as LGBTQ, multicultural, military veterans and everyone else in between. The college is science and math, music and art, health care and workforce ready, as well as passionate educators, experienced staff and caring advisors.  
 

No matter the path you follow, your journey begins at NWACC. There’s a place for you here.