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We want every student who enrolls at Northwestern to thrive here. That’s
why we’ll surround your student with educators who care about enabling success in all areas of the college experience. Our professors are top teachers who actively mentor students, offering academic and career wisdom. Staff and student tutors are available during day and evening hours in the Peer Learning Center for one-to-one and group study help. Our residence halls are staffed with resident directors and assistants focused on making sure your student’s residence life experience is one of the most memorable parts of four years at Northwestern.
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Orange City is among the safest communities anywhere, but we still take safety seriously. The college employs a campus security director, and an Emergency Response Team meets regularly. Our NWC Alert notification system enables college officials to send students security alerts by text, email and voice-mail within minutes.
“Our daughter is so thankful she found a college that is small and intimate—where faculty and staff care personally for each and every student.” Parents of a recent grad
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More than 80% of our students believe Northwestern is having a significant impact on their spiritual lives. They say: I love being surrounded by Christian friends. I’ve really made my faith my own. I think I would have had a difficult time maintaining my faith at a secular college.
and talk about how their faith connects with what they’re learning.
More than half of Northwestern students are involved in service across the U.S. and around the world every year.
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Around 500 students meet weekly in discipleship groups to pray, study the Bible,
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Students at Christian colleges report exploring what they believe more than at any other time of their lives—enabling their childhood faith to develop into something that will ground them as adults. At Northwestern, your student’s search will be informed by classes taught from a Christian worldview and opportunities to put faith into practice through missions. Our commitment to service is one reason Northwestern is consistently named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll.
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In a study published in Christianity Today, Dr. Steven Henderson surveyed around 16,000 students at 130 schools. Around 60% of those students who attended secular institutions told him they had become less committed to their faith, at least for a time.