Northwestern University (Philippines)

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Northwestern University
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Type Private university
Established1932
President Ferdinand Nicolas
Location, ,
18°11′8″N120°34′1″E / 18.18556°N 120.56694°E / 18.18556; 120.56694
Campus9 hectares (22 acres)
Website www.nwu.edu.ph
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Location in Luzon
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Location in the Philippines

Northwestern University (NWU) is a private higher educational institution in Laoag, Philippines. It was formally known as Northwestern Academy before becoming Northwestern College and eventually renaming itself to Northwestern University. The school is not affiliated with Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It is the largest private University in Northern Luzon. [1]

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History

In 1932, it was as the Northwest Academy and was converted into a University in 1992. [2]

Academics

Northwestern University has eleven academic departments. Each college has specific target plans which guide them in designing programs which are vertically articulated from the undergraduate to graduate studies. The university offers doctorate, master's, diploma and certificate courses.

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  2. Bueza, Michael (3 May 2017). "FAST FACTS: Law schools of the 2016 Bar topnotchers". RAPPLER. Retrieved 5 March 2022.