WY
Northwest College
7.40 incidents / 1,000 students
Powell, WY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Northwest College
Across 2022–2024, Northwest College reported 7 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Central Wyoming College.
- 7.40
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,822
- Rank of 2,072
- #9
- WY rank
- 1,486
- Enrolled students
7.40 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Northwest College reports 7.40 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 685% above Manatee Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Manatee Technical College (0.00/1k); Hocking College (2.69/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Seminole State College (0.67/1k); Wartburg College (1.35/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Central Wyoming College (0.00/1k); Western Wyoming Community College (3.39/1k); Laramie County Community College (0.48/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 7.40
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,822
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 88%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 2
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 240657 · Northwest College 7.40/1k score rate · #1,822/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-HOT 7.40/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,822/2,072
- ST-UPPER #9 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Hocking College · +4.71
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 33%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-SMALL 1,486
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Hocking College (-4.71/1k)
Northwest College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Hocking College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Hocking College (-4.71/1k). National rank #1,822 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Northwest College reports 7.40 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 685% above Manatee Technical College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Manatee Technical College (0.00/1k); Hocking College (2.69/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Seminole State College (0.67/1k); Wartburg College (1.35/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Central Wyoming College (0.00/1k); Western Wyoming Community College (3.39/1k); Laramie County Community College (0.48/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Northwest College
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Northwest on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Manatee Technical College · lowest peer 0
Manatee Technical College — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Seminole State College · near 0.67
Seminole State College — near
0.67 per 1,000 students
- Wartburg College · near 1.35
Wartburg College — near
1.35 per 1,000 students
- Hocking College · near 2.69
Hocking College — near
2.69 per 1,000 students
- Northwest College · this campus · highest
Northwest College — this campus · highest
7.4 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Northwest College's 7.40/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Northwest College was unchanged from 2 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesWhat changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Northwest College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Burglary (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Rape (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Northwest College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 3 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Burglary and Fondling. Rape accounts for most of them.
The remaining 8 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Motor Vehicle Theft. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNorthwest College: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 33% (3 → 2 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 4 | 25 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 4 | 66 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Northwest College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
FL
Manatee Technical College
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
OH
Hocking College
2.69 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Northwest College sits on price and outcomes
At $7,463, Northwest College's reported average net price is cheaper than 30% among 10 Wyoming colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $9,593.
- $7,463
- average net price
- $9,593
- Wyoming median
- 3.3×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $431
- reported income-bracket spread
Price barely responds to income at this institution. Families under $30,000 report $7,390 and those above $110,000 report $7,821, a difference of just $431. Where the curve is this flat, need-based aid is doing little of the work and the sticker figure is close to what most families actually pay.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $33,237 - about 4.5 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,962
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $11,262
- Avg Net Price
- $7,463
- Median Debt
- $10,000
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 18%
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 46%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $33,237
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $36,950
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 73%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,313 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Manatee Technical College
Bradenton, FL · 1,486 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH · 1,486 enrolled
Safety Score 2.69
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA · 1,488 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Seminole State College
Seminole, OK · 1,488 enrolled
Safety Score 0.67
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · 1,483 enrolled
Safety Score 1.35
Closest by National Rank
Northwest College (national rank #1822) sits near Illinois College (#1823) and Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (#1821) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL
National Rank #1823
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA
National Rank #1821
Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO
National Rank #1824
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
National Rank #1820
Central College
Pella, IA
National Rank #1819
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Northwest College, both outside WY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA · 1,488 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Worcester, MA · 1,489 enrolled
Safety score 16.12
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · 1,483 enrolled
Safety score 1.35
Peru State College
Peru, NE · 1,492 enrolled
Safety score 4.69
Averett University
Danville, VA · 1,476 enrolled
Safety score 7.45
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NY · 1,474 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
New York Medical College
Valhalla, NY · 1,471 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Thomas University
Thomasville, GA · 1,471 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA · 41,705 enrolled
Safety score 7.39
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD · 30,210 enrolled
Safety score 7.38
Central College
Pella, IA · 1,084 enrolled
Safety score 7.38
Illinois College
Jacksonville, IL · 942 enrolled
Safety score 7.43
Trinidad State College
Trinidad, CO · 1,613 enrolled
Safety score 7.44
Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA · 13,310 enrolled
Safety score 7.36
Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA · 2,283 enrolled
Safety score 7.45
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Northwest College safe?
Northwest College has a safety score of 7.40 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,822 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Manatee Technical College (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Central Wyoming College (0.00/1k); Western Wyoming Community College (3.39/1k); Laramie County Community College (0.48/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k).
What crimes are reported at Northwest College?
For calendar year 2024, Northwest College reported Burglary (1) and Rape (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Northwest College compare to similar schools?
Northwest College reports 685% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Manatee Technical College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Manatee Technical College (0.00/1k); Hocking College (2.69/1k); Massachusetts Maritime Academy (0.00/1k); Seminole State College (0.67/1k); Wartburg College (1.35/1k). Same-state same-level set: Central Wyoming College (0.00/1k); Western Wyoming Community College (3.39/1k); Laramie County Community College (0.48/1k); University of Wyoming (1.76/1k).
Does Northwest College have fire safety data?
Yes. Northwest College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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