Eight members of the Northwestern College Symphonic Band have been chosen to participate in the 2024–25 Iowa Collegiate Honor Band. The honor band, composed of the best college woodwind, brass and percussion students from throughout the state, will gather at Pella, Iowa, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.
Mark Potter, former head men’s basketball coach at Newman University, will speak at Northwestern College Feb. 10–12 about mental health issues.
Northwestern College will hold its annual Day of Giving on Thursday, Feb. 6. Titled AllNDay, the event is designed to encourage alumni and friends of the college to be “all in” with their support for Northwestern.
For the sixth year in a row, Northwestern College has set a spring enrollment record. This year’s number is 1,661, up from 1,603 last spring.
Northwestern College tied for 21st in the online bachelor’s degree program category and 77th in the online master’s degree in education program category in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 rankings.
Artwork by faculty in Northwestern College’s department of art and design is on display in the Te Paske Gallery through Feb. 27.
Northwestern College’s 2024 graduates achieved a 99.5% placement rate within six months of graduation.
Dr. Young-Ji Byon, the founding director of Northwestern College’s engineering program, has been selected for training to become an ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) program evaluator.
