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General Information

Name: Northwestern Business College
Address: 4829 North Lipps Avenue, Chicago, IL 60630
Phone:

  • General information: (773) 777-4220
  • Financial aid office: (773) 777-4220
  • Admissions office: (773) 481-3730

Type of Institution: Private for-profit, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$17,135$15,200$14,950
Books and supplies$1,200$1,000$1,000
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$14,227$13,813$13,450
        Other expenses$390$350$300
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$7,015$6,811$6,632

Total expenses   
Off-campus$32,952$30,363$29,700
Off-campus with family$25,350$23,011$22,582

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 96%
  • Federal grants: 77%
  • State/local grants: 80%
  • Institutional grants: 26%
  • Student loans: 79%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3054
  • State/local grants:$2735
  • Institutional grants:$1549
  • Student loans:$2592

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$25
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants484118366
Percent admitted96.7%100.0%95.6%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time43.2%39.8%44.3%
Part-time34.6%26.3%37.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1126
First-time student retention: 33%
Overall graduation rate: 22%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 42%
    • Part Time: 58%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 21%
    • Women: 79%

White non-hispanic: 25%
Black non-hispanic: 38%
Hispanic: 31%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 3%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping - Associate, Certificate
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Associate
  • Management Information Systems, General - Associate
  • Real Estate - Associate
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations - Associate
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design - Associate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Associate
  • Computer and Information Systems Security - Associate
  • Computer Programming, Specific Applications - Associate, Certificate
  • Computer Software and Media Applications, Other - Associate
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage - Associate, Certificate
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant - Associate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Associate, Certificate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Associate

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