The Counseling and Career Services Center offers individual guidance and assistance in establishing personal needs, goals, and action plans. The college does not provide insurance coverage for students. Each student is encouraged to have sufficient health insurance at enrollment. For students requiring health insurance, such as athletes, the college will provide the student with an optional plan that may be purchased by the student through an insurance vendor. Colorado Northwestern does not offer a campus health clinic.
Students can receive medical services through local community medical services and facilities.
They play a vital role and work closely with college administration in development and shaping student policies, expressing student opinions, and coordinating student activities and programs. Student Life provides a variety of activities and leadership roles for students to participate in. The IRSC offers co-rec basketball, volleyball, sand volleyball, softball, golf, racquetball, dodgeball, pool, card, tennis, and arena football leagues and various tournaments. Via this program students are able to experience the very essence of Northwestern Colorado through white water rafting, rock climbing, skiing, x-country skiing, biking, canoeing, camping, hiking and fishing. Single rooms are offered in Nichols Hall.