North West College (NWC) is located in a region of Saskatchewan that has a diverse set of labour needs, with growth in forestry, agriculture and service sectors. The college offers programs in trades, health and community services, academic upgrading and university transfer. It has campuses in North Battleford and Meadow Lake and provides programming for 30 communities, including 20 First Nations communities, spread over 44,000 square kilometres—roughly the size of Switzerland.

Residences with space for both students and their families are available at the Meadow Lake campus. Accommodations include a mix of one- to four-bedroom units.
Hands-on experience is an important part of many North West programs. The school operates the Tangles salon, for example, which provides training for hairstyling students, at the North Battleford campus. NWC students can take first-year university classes in partnership with the universities of Saskatchewan and Regina. Many courses are taught in-person by university instructors, while others are broadcast to the college. Students can complete a full four-year bachelor of education or master’s degree at the Meadow Lake campus. In 2019, NWC started a direct-entry stream into the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan.

North West is one of Saskatchewan’s seven regional colleges that offer courses created by other educational providers.