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Degree Plans 2021
NWACC offers a variety of degree and certificate programs for your educational and career goals. View degrees and certificates by category below and click through to understand the courses required.
Note: The state of Arkansas has established a 35-hour state minimum general education core that requires courses in English and writing, the humanities and fine arts, history and social sciences, as well as mathematics and the natural sciences. To determine the transferability of courses within the state of Arkansas, visit Arkansas Course Transfer System.
Be sure to keep the following terms in mind when reviewing this page:
Degree plans are designed to help you complete state-approved degree plans at NWACC.
- Options listed under the Associate of Applied Science degree plans allow you to tailor a degree plan towards your own needs. You may complete more than one option under a degree plan, but you will only be award the degree once.
- Advising sheets are designed to help you navigate degree plans for a specific option.
Transfer degrees are designed for those who want to complete an associates degree at NWACC and then transfer to a four-year college or university to complete a bachelors degree. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor for course planning and recommendations. Learn about NWACC's transfer services.
- Transfer guides are designed to help you complete an Associate of Arts degree or an Associate of Sciences – Liberal Arts and Sciences degree within in an intended transfer major (the major you plan to pursue at a four year university).
Some degrees are not designed for transfer, but to develop workforce skills in specific areas. Depending on the four-year college or university, some classes in NWACC's Associate of Applied Science, Associate of General Studies, or Associate of Fine Arts degrees may transfer. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor for course planning and recommendations.
Transfer Degrees
Other Degrees & Certificates
Business
AS - Business Administration, UA - Walton College of Business
Options
AS in Business, General Transfer (also available 100% online)
AAS - Business Management (also available 95% online)
Options
- Accounting Technology
- Banking and Finance
- General Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Retail Management
- Logistics Management
Technical Certificate
Child Advocacy
Associate of Art (also available 100% online)
Option
Technical Certificate and Certificate of Proficiency
Computers
Associate of Science in Business Administration, UA - Walton College of Business
Options
AAS - Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Options
AAS - Computer Information Systems
Options
Technical Certificate
Criminal Justice
Technical Certificate
Certificate of Proficiency
Electronics Technology
Certificate of Proficiency
Environmental Science
AAS - Environmental and Regulatory Science (also available 100% online)
Options
Technical Certificates
Certificate of Proficiency
Fine Arts
Options
Technical Certificate
Food Studies
Options
Technical Certificates
Certificate of Proficiency
General Studies
General Technology
Graphic Design
Technical Certificate
Certificate of Proficiency
Health Professions
- AAS in Health Information Management
- AAS in Health Sciences
- AAS Paramedic Sciences
- AAS in Physical Therapists Assistant
- AAS in Physical Therapists Assistant - Hybrid
- AAS in Respiratory Therapy
- AAS in Nursing
- In fall 2022, the LPN to RN and Paramedic to RN pathways to the AAS in Nursing will be offered.
- View these advising sheets on the program page.
Technical Certificate
- Paramedic Sciences
- Dental Assisting
- Health Information Management
- Pre-Radiologic Imaging Services
- Pre-Health Care Studies
Certificate of Proficiency
Horticulture
Technical Certificate
Certificate of Proficiency
Legal
Workforce Readiness
Certificate of Proficiency
Options
- Construction Industry Safety
- Culinary Arts
- Electronic Technology
- Environmental Management/GIS Technician
- Environmental and Regulatory Science/Green Technology
- Justice Studies
- Pre-Health Sciences