Northwest Shoals Community College academics
Muscle Shoals, Alabama · Public · 4,136 undergrads
Northwest Shoals Community College has 4,136 undergraduates. The most degrees go to General Studies.
The short answers
4,136
undergraduates.
51%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
4,136
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
62%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
51%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$29,919
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
74%
BlackCollege Scorecard
11%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
9.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.6%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.5%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.4%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
352
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
182
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
General Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
26
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers