Counseling + health services

Free, confidential counseling by licensed professional therapists is available to all full-time students through Northwestern's Wellness Center. Wellness Center staff also provide mental health information, run support groups, and plan events to raise awareness for mental health issues. Conveniently located in the Rowenhorst Student Center, Wellness Center therapists can help you navigate challenges of any kind, including:

Counseling + health services

Free, confidential counseling by licensed professional therapists is available to all full-time students through Northwestern's Wellness Center. Wellness Center staff also provide mental health information, run support groups, and plan events to raise awareness for mental health issues. Conveniently located in the Rowenhorst Student Center, Wellness Center therapists can help you navigate challenges of any kind, including:

Counseling + health services

Free, confidential counseling by licensed professional therapists is available to all full-time students through Northwestern's Wellness Center. Wellness Center staff also provide mental health information, run support groups, and plan events to raise awareness for mental health issues. Conveniently located in the Rowenhorst Student Center, Wellness Center therapists can help you navigate challenges of any kind, including:

Dating, roommate or other relationship issues
Drug or alcohol use/abuse
Eating disorders or body image issues
Family dysfunction, estrangement or divorce
Grief over the death, illness or injury of a loved one
Homesickness and the transition to college
Self-esteem issues
Sexual assault (see NWC's Title IX policy + procedures)
Sexual identity questions
Stress, anxiety or depression
Suicidal thoughts

If you need help or someone to talk to, we're here.

Meet the center staff

Dating, roommate or other relationship issues
Drug or alcohol use/abuse
Eating disorders or body image issues
Family dysfunction, estrangement or divorce
Grief over the death, illness or injury of a loved one
Homesickness and the transition to college
Self-esteem issues
Sexual assault (see NWC's Title IX policy + procedures)
Sexual identity questions
Stress, anxiety or depression
Suicidal thoughts

If you need help or someone to talk to, we're here.

Meet the center staff

Dating, roommate or other relationship issues
Drug or alcohol use/abuse
Eating disorders or body image issues
Family dysfunction, estrangement or divorce
Grief over the death, illness or injury of a loved one
Homesickness and the transition to college
Self-esteem issues
Sexual assault (see NWC's Title IX policy + procedures)
Sexual identity questions
Stress, anxiety or depression
Suicidal thoughts

If you need help or someone to talk to, we're here.

Meet the center staff

Medical care

Feeling sick? Northwestern College does not have a medical clinic on campus, but a clinic, hospital and walk-in clinic are available just blocks from campus.

Clinic + hospital

712-707-2000
The Orange City Area Health System (OCAHS) offers both a clinic and urgent care hospital, including emergency services, less than one mile from campus.

Walk-in clinic

712-707-6070
An OCAHS walk-in clinic is just down the street from campus and open Monday-Friday, 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 1 to 9 p.m. Appointments can be made online.

Promise Community Health Partners

712-722-1700
Promise Community Health Partners, located in nearby Sioux Center, Iowa, offers a sliding fee scale discount program for eligible patients, based on family size and income.

Vaccinations

The American College Health Association and Centers for Disease Control recommend that all students entering college have two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), Meningitis, and a Tdap vaccine in place of a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine. A tetanus booster is required every 10 years. All incoming students are required to have a tuberculin screening to determine if a TB test is necessary. Northwestern strongly recommends the Hepatitis B series, Influenza vaccine, and the COVID-19 vaccine based on recommendations from the organizations named above. Please discuss your options with your primary care provider.

Students who want to request a medical or religious exemption to this requirement can submit the appropriate exemption form, which will be reviewed by the student life office and/or by a medical professional, depending on the reason given. Students in health-oriented academic programs may be subject to different vaccination regulations based upon their program of study and/or the policies in place at their clinical sites. Please consult your department’s handbook and/or the policy manuals for the sites/programs where you may be placed.

The American College Health Association and Centers for Disease Control recommend that all students entering college have two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), Meningitis, and a Tdap vaccine in place of a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine. A tetanus booster is required every 10 years. All incoming students are required to have a tuberculin screening to determine if a TB test is necessary. Northwestern strongly recommends the Hepatitis B series, Influenza vaccine, and the COVID-19 vaccine based on recommendations from the organizations named above. Please discuss your options with your primary care provider.

Students who want to request a medical or religious exemption to this requirement can submit the appropriate exemption form, which will be reviewed by the student life office and/or by a medical professional, depending on the reason given. Students in health-oriented academic programs may be subject to different vaccination regulations based upon their program of study and/or the policies in place at their clinical sites. Please consult your department’s handbook and/or the policy manuals for the sites/programs where you may be placed.

The American College Health Association and Centers for Disease Control recommend that all students entering college have two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella), Meningitis, and a Tdap vaccine in place of a tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) vaccine. A tetanus booster is required every 10 years. All incoming students are required to have a tuberculin screening to determine if a TB test is necessary. Northwestern strongly recommends the Hepatitis B series, Influenza vaccine, and the COVID-19 vaccine based on recommendations from the organizations named above. Please discuss your options with your primary care provider.

Students who want to request a medical or religious exemption to this requirement can submit the appropriate exemption form, which will be reviewed by the student life office and/or by a medical professional, depending on the reason given. Students in health-oriented academic programs may be subject to different vaccination regulations based upon their program of study and/or the policies in place at their clinical sites. Please consult your department’s handbook and/or the policy manuals for the sites/programs where you may be placed.

MEDICAL EXEMPTION FORM RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION FORM

Student health insurance

U.S. students should be covered by a family health care policy because they are not covered by Northwestern College in cases of illness or injury that requires medical attention or hospitalization.

Student-athletes are required to be covered by insurance to participate in Raider athletics. Proof of your insurance must be provided to the Raider athletic training department.

International students whose primary address is outside the U.S. are required to show evidence of health coverage before classes begin each semester and to maintain that coverage while on campus. Contact the Bridge Center for information and instructions.

U.S. students should be covered by a family health care policy because they are not covered by Northwestern College in cases of illness or injury that requires medical attention or hospitalization.

Student-athletes are required to be covered by insurance to participate in Raider athletics. Proof of your insurance must be provided to the Raider athletic training department.

International students whose primary address is outside the U.S. are required to show evidence of health coverage before classes begin each semester and to maintain that coverage while on campus. Contact the Bridge Center for information and instructions.

U.S. students should be covered by a family health care policy because they are not covered by Northwestern College in cases of illness or injury that requires medical attention or hospitalization.

Student-athletes are required to be covered by insurance to participate in Raider athletics. Proof of your insurance must be provided to the Raider athletic training department.

International students whose primary address is outside the U.S. are required to show evidence of health coverage before classes begin each semester and to maintain that coverage while on campus. Contact the Bridge Center for information and instructions.