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You have gifts inside you that the world is waiting to receive.
At NNU, we’ll help you discover just how transformative you’re created to be. Explore undergraduate, graduate and professional courses here at our campus in beautiful Nampa, Idaho, or our online programs serving thousands of students globally.
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NNU has prepared me for this next step by providing rigorous classes and challenging student activities. Specifically, my finance major has taught me how to think logically and reflexively solve problems.

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My time at NNU has really helped me grow and mature as an individual. I have become more independent and am able to learn important life skills that will help me grow in my career as a professional nurse.
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Northwest Nazarene University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs.