Northwest Mississippi Community College (NWCC) Acceptance Rate, GPA, and Admission Requirements

Effective May 8, 2026, NWCC's Traditional ADN track is offered only at the Senatobia campus, while other nursing offerings are still being explored for the DeSoto Campus. If you were planning around a DeSoto-based nursing pathway, verify current campus assignment directly with admissions before building your schedule or housing plans around a specific location.

NWCC's nursing programs use precise ACT Composite cutoffs - 16+ for Practical Nursing, 18+ for Associate Degree Nursing - with no superscoring allowed for the ADN track. If your ACT composite falls even one point below the specific threshold for your target program, your application will not be processed at all, so retake the ACT with the exact cutoff in mind rather than assuming a "good enough" score will pass a holistic review.

NWCC's own data shows that in a recent cycle, 233 nursing applications were received with 81 disqualified for GPA, prerequisites, ACT, or missing TEAS, and the 83 accepted students had admission points ranging from 96 to 134 - meaning even qualified applicants compete on a points scale, not a pass/fail cutoff. Calculate your own likely points total (GPA + test scores + any additional weighted factors) against this recent range to gauge your actual competitiveness before applying.

Applicants who were previously enrolled in a healthcare program elsewhere and did not complete it successfully must obtain a Letter of Good Standing from that program's director - but NWCC's instructions specify not to have this letter sent until after you've submitted your PN Program application. Follow this exact sequencing (apply first, then request the letter) rather than trying to get ahead of the process.