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Northwestern College’s Drama Ministries Ensemble will perform in churches, senior living facilities and a high school during a spring break tour to three states March 2–10.

The Northwestern College A cappella Choir will present a concert Friday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel, following its March 2–10 spring tour. The concert is free and open to the public.

Northwestern College will send 12 teams of students on service trips to seven states, Costa Rica and Mexico during spring break. More than 130 participants will travel for this year’s annual Spring Service Partnerships, scheduled for March 4–12.

Northwestern College’s Master of Education program tied for 73rd out of more than 300 schools in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Online Master’s in Education Programs ranking. Northwestern also tied for 90th in U.S. News' online bachelor’s degree program category—highest among institutions in Iowa.

Northwestern College’s theatre department will present “Even Though I Know,” featuring stories written with—and acted alongside—students with intellectual or developmental disabilities who are part of the Northwestern NEXT program.

For the fifth year in a row, Northwestern College has set a spring enrollment record. This year’s number is 1,603, up from 1,584 last spring.

Northwestern College senior Jack MacGregor, a theatre major from Denison, Iowa, received national recognition at the Region Five Kennedy Center College Theater Festival (KCACTF), which was held in Des Moines Jan. 16–21.

Northwestern College will hold its annual Day of Giving on Thursday, Feb. 8. Titled AllNDay, the event is designed to encourage alumni and friends of the college to be “all in” with their support for Northwestern.

Northwestern College’s 2023 graduates have achieved a 99% placement rate, with 81% employed and 18% in grad school within six months of graduation.

The Northwestern College Symphonic Band will present a concert titled “… with Love” on Friday, Feb. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held in Christ Chapel and is free and open to the public.