Northwest Suburban College: Majors

About

Website: nwsc.edu
Academic calendar: Continuous
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: MOHAMMED ALINIAZEE (President)
Phone: 8472906425104
City: Rollng Meadows, Illinois
Address: 5999 S. New Wilke Rd. Ste 500, Rollng Meadows, IL 60008-4504

Location

Rollng Meadows, Illinois

Suburb of a large city · about 20 mi from Chicago

Nearest international airport

This collegeRollng Meadows
about 7 mi
ORDChicago

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Top-ranked colleges nearbyBox: U.S. News rank

InternationalStudentsDirectionDistance
9 Northwestern University 22% 5,238 E about 15 mi
9 University of Chicago 32% 5,956 SE about 30 mi
20 University of Notre Dame 14% 1,810 E about 90 mi
34 University of Wisconsin-Madison 16% 7,955 NW about 100 mi
34 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 23% 13,350 S about 140 mi

National universities Liberal Arts Larger dots rank higher in U.S. News 4Several colleges close together (tap for the list) Other colleges Major city Tap a dot for rank and distance, tap again to open its page

Nearest international airport: the closest airport with at least four scheduled passenger flights a week to countries other than Canada and Mexico (US Department of Transportation data). Distances are straight-line.

Student body

Graduation rate 75 first-time associate or certificate students who started in fall 2014

All students

Within 2 years

78.7%

Within 3 years

78.7%

Fewer than 20 international students in this class, too few for a separate rate. Counts first-time, full-time students only; students who transferred out count as not graduated.

Campus & Safety

Rollng Meadows, Illinois

Average monthly high and low (°F)

32 19 1

36 22 2

47 31 3

59 40 4

71 51 5

80 61 6

85 66 7

83 65 8

76 57 9

63 45 10

48 34 11

37 24 12

below 32°F32–50°F50–64°F64–77°Fcoloured by monthly mean temperature

Monthly precipitation (in)Months with snow

2.11

1.92

2.23

3.54

4.65

4.76

3.87

4.28

3.39

3.110

2.111

1.912

Jan is the coldest month, averaging 19 to 32°F; Jul is the warmest, 66 to 85°F; 38 in of snow a year, 37 in of precipitation a year.

Living in Rollng Meadows

Community: 14%of residents in Rolling Meadows are Asian; 29% were born outside the U.S. (nationwide: 6.0% and 14%)
Cost of living: 103.6price index for the Chicago metro area (U.S. = 100): 4% above the national average; housing is 12% above
Rent: $1,397median one-bedroom rent in Rolling Meadows; studio $1,381, two-bedroom $1,569, U.S. one-bedroom $1,235
Income: $98,514median household income in Rolling Meadows (U.S. $80,734)

Data: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2020–2024; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities, 2024; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Temperatures are from the Chicago Ohare Intl Ap weather station (about 6 mi away). Rent is the median gross rent (utilities included) across all renters; asking rents for new leases are usually higher.

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

No athlete data available for 2025.

No athlete data available for 2024.

No athlete data available for 2023.

References and Data Sources

Data from the U.S. Department of Education, each school's Common Data Set, U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.