Northwestern College Oak Lawn: Review & Facts

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Northwestern College Oak Lawn is a very small two-year, private for-profit school with 515 students enrolled. This school was originated in 1958 and is one of the 2 colleges located in Oak Lawn, Illinois.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, and bachelor's degree are available at Northwestern College Oak Lawn.

Majors
Offered

6

Northwestern College Oak Lawn deploys a quarter-based curriculum calendar system and offers enrollment in 6 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Medical Assistant, Medical, Dental, and Radiology Technology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a positive sign. However, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Northwestern College Oak Lawn is very low at 49% (way below Illinois average). Considering this statistic, apparently students do not seem to enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention

49%

Bad

The graduation rate at Northwestern College Oak Lawn is low: 40%.

Student to faculty ratio at Northwestern College Oak Lawn is pretty good: 12:1. Read more on faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is fairly high - around $18,300 annually. The additional fees at NC not covered by tuition are nearly $200; this makes it a total of $18,500 a year.

Read the details about NC additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate

81%

As reported in recent data, 155 applications were submitted and 125 were accepted, so it is easy to get accepted at this school.

Northwestern College Oak Lawn might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Northwestern College is $25.00.

To obtain the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Northwestern College Oak Lawn and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (708) 237-5050 or check Northwestern College Oak Lawn Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

Northwestern College provides a distance education program and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is an amazing option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Northwestern College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at NC.

Based on the college crime numbers, NC seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Northwestern College Oak Lawn Location and Address

Postal Address:
Northwestern College Oak Lawn
9400 S Cicero Ave.
Oak Lawn, Illinois
60453, USA