School Details
Northwest Nazarene University is a private, not-for-profit, four-year university with Christian-based values. Located on a 90-acre campus in the city of Nampa, Idaho, Northwest Nazarene first opened its doors in 1913 to elementary school students, and within two years, added high school and college programs. NNU is one of eight Church of the Nazarene-affiliated liberal arts colleges. Northwest Nazarene University’s mission is: “the transformation of the whole person. Centered in Jesus Christ, the NNU education instills habits of heart, soul, mind, and strength to enable each student to become God’s creative and redemptive agent in the world.”
The university supports a full range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Adult and Graduate Studies. NNU Online, maintained by the College of Adult and Graduate Studies, gives students the option to earn online associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees. NNU online degrees make this high-caliber, Christian education accessible to a wider spectrum of students. Grow as a person and a Christian regardless of how busy your schedule is as a working professional with Northwest Nazarene University’s online degree programs.
Accreditation & Licensing
Northwest Nazarene University is accredited by:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)