Northwest Aviation College is:

• An educational institution offering degree and professional/vocational certificate programs.
• An FAA-approved flight school (14 CFR Part 141).
• Approved for VA Benefits.
• Authorized by INS for M1 and F1 Visas.
• Approved by TSA for providing flight training to non-U.S. students.
• a Nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT).
• Authorized by the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) as a degree-granting institution.
• A Cirrus Standardized Training Center (CSTC) providing training in Technically Advanced Aircraft.

Northwest Aviation College operates a 2,700-square-foot administration building with classrooms, a pilot briefing/planning area, and a pilot store. A separate building houses the Flight Training Device/Simulation Lab and Library. The College receives administrative support from Auburn Flight Service, Inc., and aircraft-fleet support from the AFS Aviation Maintenance Division.

Northwest Aviation College is located thirty miles southeast of Seattle at the Auburn Municipal Airport, 506 23rd St. NE, Auburn, WA 98002. The College's general telephone number is (253) 854-4960.

The airport incorporates a 3,400-foot paved runway with runway lighting, runway end identifier lighting (REIL), visual approach slope indicators (VASI), and is serviced by a GPS instrument approach.

On the field, Airport Management Group (AMG) manages the airport facilities and fuel services. Auburn Flight Service (AFS) Maintenance Division provides a full range of aircraft maintenance services, and maintains all of the College's aircraft. In addition to being an educational institution and training facility, Northwest Aviation College (NAC) operates a pilot store in its lobby.