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Type | Public community college |
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Established | May 22, 2007 |
Parent institution | Idaho State Board of Education[1] |
Accreditation | NWCCU |
Academic affiliations | Space-grant |
President | Gordon Jones |
Academic staff | 158 full-time and 307 part-time (fall 2019)[2] |
Students | 10,277 (2019)[3] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Fringe rural[4], 101 acres (41 ha) |
Other campuses | Boise |
Colors | River blue and Moss green |
Mascot | Otter |
Website | cwi |
College of Western Idaho (CWI) is a public community college in Southwest Idaho with its primary campus locations in Boise and Nampa. CWI also offers classes at several community locations throughout the Treasure Valley. It is one of four comprehensive community colleges in Idaho and is governed by a five-member board of trustees elected at large by voters in Ada and Canyon counties.
CWI offers over 120 programs in the areas of Academic Transfer, Dual Credit, Career and Technical Education, Workforce Development, and Adult Education. In fall of 2023, CWI served 21,359 credit students and 14,951 noncredit students. CWI reported the gender of their students to be 55% female and 45% male. Idaho residents comprised 98% of CWI's student population and Ada County residents were 49%, while 28% were Canyon County residents.[5]