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Northwest Shoals Community College

Northwest Shoals Community College
800 GEORGE WALLACE BLVD
Muscle Shoals, AL 35662

Official telephone: (256) 331-5200
Website: https://www.nwscc.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025

The financial aid information below is valid for the 2025 academic year.

FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Financial aid homepage: https://nwscc.edu/
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EXPENSES
Undergraduate tuition: $3,144; $6,288 out-of-state
Combined room and board expenses: $10,250

APPLYING FOR AID

Required form Priority date Rolling? Closing date
FAFSAJuly 7noAugust 5

Date award notification begins: May 26
Applied for financial aid:
97% of first-year students
93% of full-time undergraduates
Determined to have financial need:
74% of first-year students
76% of full-time undergraduates
Students determined to have financial need who received any financial aid:
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received need-based self-help aid:
97% of first-year students
97% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid who received any non-need-based gift aid:
32% of first-year students
25% of full-time undergraduates
Students receiving financial aid whose need was fully met (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
100% of first-year students
100% of full-time undergraduates
Average financial aid package (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$10,814 for first-year students
$10,437 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based gift award:
$9,245 for first-year students
$8,817 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based self-help award (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,298 for first-year students
$3,180 for full-time undergraduates
Average need-based loan (excluding PLUS loans and private alternative loans):
$3,191 for first-year students
$3,117 for full-time undergraduates
Students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
20% of first-year students
17% of full-time undergraduates
Average award to students who had no financial aid need and who received non-need-based aid (excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits):
$3,805 for first-year students
$3,676 for full-time undergraduates
School participates in Federal Work-Study Program: yes

TYPES OF AID AVAILABLE
Types of loans available:
  • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
  • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • need-based (general)
  • Federal Pell Grants
  • SEOG
  • state scholarships/grants
  • college/university scholarships/grants (institutional funds)
Non-need-based scholarships/grants available:
  • non-need-based (general)
  • academic merit scholarships/grants
  • creative arts/performance
  • special achievements/activities
  • athletic scholarships

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