Financial Aid Specialist

Northwest College; Powell (WY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming, invites applications for a position focused on the administration and compliance of State and Federal financial aid programs or scholarships. The college offers a high quality of life in a rural setting with strong student services and a supportive faculty.

Northwest College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is an Equal Opportunity Employer, with a commitment to diverse transfer and career programs and extensive opportunities for student

Job description

This position implements the State and Federal compliance or the administration of the financial aid programs or the scholarships.

Where the vistas are spectacular, the land is wild, the people are genuinely friendly and the opportunities are as large and varied as the Wyoming skies, located just 70 miles from Yellowstone National Park, Northwest College offers a high quality of life and a competitive compensation package. A rural, comprehensive community college with a historical emphasis on diverse transfer programs, select technical programs featuring strong general education components, and total-student development services, Northwest College boasts general and developmental education as institutional strengths. Top quality education and exceptional student services - Northwest College hallmarks - are delivered by a devoted faculty and support staff. Northwest College is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission.

The Northwest College experience features personal attention from faculty in small class settings and extraordinary learning opportunities outside the traditional classroom - field experiences in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; international study/travel; student produced literary art magazine, webcast, numerous internships; and independent study options. Solid residential life, student development programs, a large international student population and intercultural center, competitive intercollegiate athletics with six NJCAA Division I and two NIRA teams, and more than 60 clubs and organizations close the circle for a lively, truly collegiate atmosphere.

Along with a competitive compensation package and a high quality of life, Wyoming does not have a state income tax.

Northwest College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.