Schaller, Iowa and Yellowstone Park - Grand Prismatic Spring are separated by about 900 miles, depending on the route and time of year, but if you ask Lynn Guccion, Northwest College Instructor of Animal Science, how she got from there to here, it...
When it comes to the inner workings of Northwest College and all its happenings, no one else can offer the insights or perspective of Keli Borders. She has been a full-time, part-time, traditional, and non-traditional student at the college, has...
It could be said that Jason Horton was born to be a college agriculture professor. While he was raised in the Mississippi Delta, a long way from the vast openness of Big Sky country or the Bighorn Basin, teaching and agriculture were pillars of the...
Holly Berryman still remembers the exact date she started working at Northwest College. Most people can’t tell you their start date, or at least need to think about it, but not Holly. She remembers immediately, and it shouldn’t be a surprise...
It’s difficult to imagine what the world would look like without the expertise of welders. Their skills are essential in creating and repairing the complex machinery, vehicles, and infrastructure that keeps our society running.
Renee Dechert has been a member of the Northwest College faculty since 1997, and it’s the only place she’s ever taught, but her time in Powell almost began much earlier.
While most students at Northwest College are seeking associate degrees, planning to transfer in pursuit of a bachelor’s, or in one of our many certificate programs, we also offer a selection of special teaching endorsements designed for teachers...
It was 1999 when Davette Frey and her younger sister decided they wanted to live in Wyoming, a place they’d visited on vacation but was a long way from their home in northern Indiana. The two young women were looking for something different and...
Are you curious about how human society fits together and what makes people “tick”? Maybe you enjoy learning about world cultures and history, or have an interest in politics, law enforcement or the criminal justice system
If there’s a patriarch of the Northwest College criminal justice program, then Dave Erickson would be that man. A faculty member since 1994, and chair of the Social Science and Education Division for 15 years, he added the title of Interim Vice...
Northwest College offers nearly a dozen science degree programs ranging from the more traditional ones such as biology, chemistry, math, and physics, to pre-professional sciences that open the door for careers in the medical field, dentistry, or...
There are some people who have a reputation for always being able to lend a helping hand wherever it’s needed. Gage Gatlin is that type of person.
When it comes to a photographic communications degree, Northwest College offers everything you’ll need to develop your career as a professional commercial photographer.
Anyone who’s been through the process of figuring out how to pay for college can tell you it’s usually complicated and sometimes stressful. At Northwest College, the person they often go to for help is Sami Ashcraft, finance technician in the...
It may sound a little strange, but the Northwest College music program is about so much more than music. It’s true we have an A.A. degree in Music, but we’re also the only college or university in the region to offer an A.A.S. in Music Technology...
Associate Professor of Photography Christine Garceau marvels at the series of events, each one leading to another, that brought her to Northwest College. Part of it was being in the right place at the right time, but it all began with music, not...
Rewarding, challenging, and in-demand are all words that describe jobs in health care and nursing, and it takes a special person to fill these roles that are among the most critical in our society
As technician for the Northwest College Foundation, Diedre Asay is involved in a little bit of everything when it comes to managing the day-to-day affairs of the official fundraising arm of the college.
So you want to go to college, but you’re not sure what you want to study or do once you have a degree? That’s not a problem. It’s one of the reasons we’re here
It takes many years for some people to figure out what they want to do with their life, but Eric Hagmann knew at a very young age. Growing up in Eau Claire, Wisconsin in a musically inclined family, he and his sister would vigorously bang on the...
