As students in the Division of Continuing Education, you may also get help through ECLS (Extended Campus Library Service). The number is 651-628-3388 within the Twin Cities’ metropolitan area and toll-free 1-888-283-0812 outside the metropolitan area. You may also send your request via email to ecl@nwc.edu.


The Berntsen Library is named in honor of former Northwestern College president and chancellor, Dr. William B. Berntsen. The three-level, 37,800 square-foot building first opened to the Northwestern community in January 1993.

The library supports and reflects the curriculum and purpose of Northwestern College with particular emphasis on Biblical studies, business administration, Christian ministries, communications, music and fine arts, and teacher education. It services the traditional college curriculum as well as programs such as FOCUS/Pathway and Distance Education.

The Berntsen Library houses over 100,000 volumes and provides access to approximately 17,000 periodical titles. In addition, it also contains expanding video and compact disc collections. The Berntsen Library is also a member of Cooperating Libraries in Consortium (CLIC) along with seven other Twin Cities’ private colleges. CLICnet, CLIC's online catalog, provides access to a combined collection of over 1.5 million items.

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Crosswalk.com's Bible Study Tools® are designed to facilitate in-depth study and exploration of God's Word. We hope these free resources foster a desire for Christians to learn more about the Bible, deepening their relationship with God. We also hope they help church leaders in their teaching preparation. Crosswalk's tools include a long list of Interlinear Bibles, Parallel Bibles, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.

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For students of Distance Education, the Moodle CourseSite is a means of interacting with other people in the same course. Discussion can take place with the professor and/or with fellow classmates through the course sites in Moodle. Students can also look up information about their professors and obtain a class roster, which includes a listing of the students' email addresses.

Moodle recommends the following minimum system rescources:

Here are free software tools that will aid you in using this site and the CourseSites through Moodle.

You can also find helpful links and websites that will enrich your studies of the course you're taking.