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NWACC is a recipient of a number of grants. Select a grant to learn more about it and how the college utilizes such funds to serve students, employees and our community.  

NorthWest Arkansas Community College – Cares Act

NorthWest Arkansas Community College signed and returned to the Department of Education, the Certification and Agreement and the assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds received under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act to provide Emergency Financial Aid Grants to students on April 21, 2020.

NWACC has been awarded $9,292,895  that the institution will receive or has received from the Department pursuant to the institution’s Certification and Agreement for Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students.

NWACC used eligibility for federal financial aid to determine which students receive Emergency Financial Aid Grants and how much they would receive under Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act. 

NOTE: Student Emergency Financial Aid Grant information is now included in the Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Reports, beginning with the June 2022 report.

View the Education Stabilization Fund, a link to NWACC's annual report located on the ESF transparency portal. The public can review the full details of NWACC's HEERF grant usage over the last calendar year.

In October 2018, NWACC was awarded a five-year Title III grant of approximately $2.2 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) and the Higher Education Act.

Learn more about the Title III grant. 

NWACC's Adult Education program is grant funded. View the Adult Education web pages to learn more. 

NWACC's Integrated Design program has received grant funding from the National Science Foundation. Awards are: Integrating Interdisciplinary Design Thinking and Applied Design Thinking for Product Development.

NWACC's apprenticeships are grant funded. View NWACC's Skilled Trades web page to learn more. 

NWACC's Career Pathways program is grant funded. View the Career Pathways web pages to learn more. 

NWACC has received funding from the Arkansas Division of Career and Technical Education to participate in the Career Coach Program.

Purpose and Goals of Arkansas Career Coach Program

The purpose of this program is to significantly increase the number of underrepresented students who enter and remain in postsecondary education, knowledge of and participation in apprenticeships, and exposure to all forms of postsecondary career training and certifications. The College and Career Coach Program will achieve the following objectives:

  • Improve the effectiveness of postsecondary advice given to elementary/middle/high school students (grades 5-12) and their families.
  • Provide elementary/middle/high school students with information about career opportunities in Arkansas and the level of education and skills required in order to be successful in various career fields.
  • Encourage individuals to learn about, prepare for, and finance a postsecondary education.

The program seeks to expand the Arkansas College and Career Planning System to reach more individuals through collaboration among many state agencies such as secondary education, higher education, workforce development, and economic development. This collaboration can prove to be a powerful force for the Governor’s Workforce Cabinet and the state’s efforts to develop a highly skilled workforce.

While the services of College and Career coaches will be available to any Arkansan, the coaches will specifically target those elementary/middle/high school students who are most in need of college and career planning services. Coaches with the assistance of school administration, counselors, and faculty, will identify students for services while they are in elementary/middle and high school and encourage them to aspire to postsecondary education as the means to a career that will afford economic self-sufficiency.

The Career Coach Model is designed on a team approach. The Career Coach, Career Coach Supervisor, School Administrators, Counseling, Teaching Staff and Host Site (college/university, education service cooperative, or non-profit entity) will all serve important roles in the success of the overall project.

Visit https://dcte.ade.arkansas.gov/Page/CareerCoaches or https://dcte.ade.arkansas.gov/CareerCoachProgram for more information.