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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College
3535 North Ellison Drive
San Antonio, TX 78251

Official telephone: (210) 486-4000
Website: https://www.alamo.edu/nvc/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 25:1
Total faculty: 177
Full-time faculty: 564
Part-time faculty: 387

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • American History (United States)
  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Clinical Research Coordinator
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation
  • Dance, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Economics, General
  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Engineering, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Laser and Optical Technology/Technician
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music, General
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Nursing Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Certificates

  • Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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