NNI students come from many backgrounds. Some are business professionals looking for a career change. Others are fresh out of high school. Northwest Nannies Institute offers all of its students a “great next step” to an exciting and rewarding career path. It also offers them the opportunity to meet other men and women from across the country who share their passion for children. Although their ages, backgrounds and interests are varied, NNI students forge strong bonds and friendships that last a lifetime.

Students typically spend about 10 hours a week in homework and studying outside of the classroom. They work on group projects and help one another in a cooperative and family like atmosphere. Also supporting this friendly atmosphere, instructors work with the students’ different learning styles and monitor them closely. Individual counseling is available when needed. Although the coursework is sometimes rigorous, because of the serious and important nature of the profession, there is still lots of time for fun and recreation.

The NNI campus is located in beautiful Lake Oswego, Oregon, where we offer the best of all worlds – a small town atmosphere only minutes away from Portland. NNI draws on the resources of this cosmopolitan city where fine restaurants, the arts and entertainment abound. The great outdoors are as close as Portland’s Forest Park – the nation’s largest forested municipal park within a city’s limits in the United States. And we are just an hour from both the ski slopes of Mt. Hood, the extraordinary Columbia River gorge area, one of Oregon’s most scenic areas and the spectacular Oregon Coast.

Housing

The most popular housing option available for students coming from outside of the Portland metropolitan area at Northwest Nannies Institute is the HOST Family Program. Students interested in this program interview with families who provide room and board in exchange for childcare. All HOST families have been carefully screened. The HOST program offers students an opportunity to practice new skills as a nanny, as well as helping defer overall housing costs significantly.

For those who wish to live on their own, Lake Oswego and the surrounding Portland metropolitan area offer many diverse neighborhoods in which to live. The NNI admissions office can help with housing assistance for out-of-town students. Shared apartments, studios and boarding houses are some options available. Portland has a well developed public transportation system. The MAX trains, trolleys and busses allow students to see the northwest at its finest. And Northwest Nannies is less than one block from the bus line. No one needs a car but for those with one, we are conveniently located and not far from major freeways. Free parking is on the campus.

What Our Grads Have To Say

	When I first called the admissions office, they didn’t know me from Adam. But they were so nice to me and answered all of my questions. Someone met me at the train station when I arrived and took me to lunch. I was made to feel welcomed from the very beginning.
	-----Pamela Milwaukee, WI

	The instructors always take the time to talk with me. I even have each of their home telephone numbers. You just don’t find that kind of caring at a big school.
	-----Megan Portland, OR

	With all of my prior childcare experience, I thought I knew everything there was to know about raising children. Boy was I wrong. NNI made me a professional. I can’t thank them enough. They changed my life.
	-----Kate Camas, WA

	The level of commitment from the Institute was incredible. Even after graduation, if I had a question I could call and talk to them. The friends I made at NNI have lasted for years and have been some of the best friendships of my life. It was a great experience.
	-----Sarah Roseburg, OR