Where It All Started

Northwest Vista College officially opened in the fall of 1995 as one of the newest additions to the Alamo Community College District. Classes were offered at the Northside Independent School District and at partner corporation sites. Our enrollment that first semester was 12 students.

Currently there are nearly 10,000 students taking courses at Northwest Vista College in a traditional daytime classroom setting as well as evening, Internet, hybrid and weekend courses. Most of the programs offered lead to a two-year associate’s degree or one-year certificate option.

The groundbreaking for the construction of the 137-acre Northwest Vista College campus was held in November 1996. Construction began in July 1997 on Phase One of the college's campus development plan, which included construction of four buildings.

Our district’s newly revised master plan includes construction of seven new buildings and parking to accommodate over 12,000 students by 2010.