Organization:Northwestern College (Illinois)

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Northwestern College (NC), formerly Northwestern Business College, is a for-profit institution of higher education located in Bridgeview, Illinois. The school offers an associate in applied science degree programs and certificate programs in online and on-campus settings. It has no affiliation with Northwestern University.

Academics

The College consists of the following four academic schools:

  1. The School of Commerce & Technology for associate degrees and certificates;
  2. The School of Legal Studies for associate degrees and certificates;
  3. The School of Health Sciences for associate degrees and certificates;
  4. The School of Nursing for associate degrees.

NC offers associate degrees in the following programs:[1]

  • Business Administration
  • Criminal Justice
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  • Executive Accounting
  • Health Information Technology
  • Massage Therapy
  • Medical Assisting
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal
  • Radiologic Technology

NC also offers certificates in the following programs:[2]

  • Coding Specialist
  • Massage Therapy
  • Paralegal

Alumni

  • Ernst J. Hoesly, businessman and politician
  • John Wayne Gacy, businessman and serial killer[3]
  • John Loebs, politician

Accreditation

  • Northwestern College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.[4]
  • Northwestern College is approved by the United States Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service as an institution of higher education for training international students.[5]

References

  1. Associate Degree Programs, Northwestern College. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. Certificate Programs, Northwestern College. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  3. Times, Douglas E. Kneeland;Special to The New York (January 10, 1979). "Suspect in Mass Deaths Is Puzzle to All (Published 1979)". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/10/archives/suspect-in-mass-deaths-is-puzzle-to-all-affable-driven-businessman.html. 
  4. "Northwestern College". The Higher Learning Commission. https://www.hlcommission.org/component/directory/?Action=ShowBasic&Itemid=&instid=1812&lang=en. Retrieved 7 April 2017. 
  5. "Study in the States". U.S. Department of Homeland Security. http://studyinthestates.dhs.gov/school-search. Retrieved 7 February 2014. 

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