The mark consists of the stylized letters and wording "NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE N L C ALTUS FORMALIS DOCTUM MCMXCIII M H P D H" and design. The design consists of several concentric circles. The outer most circle has a scalloped edge. The two inner most circles are much smaller than the outer circles and within the space created between the inner circles and the outer circles is the wording "NORTHWEST LINEMAN COLLEGE" that curves above the inner two circles. Centered within all of the circles is an inverted triangle and within the triangle is a stylized design of a power pole. Above the power pole are the letters "N" "L" and "C" in separate boxes superimposed on the top line of the triangle. A banner is superimposed across the bottom portion of the circles and it includes the wording "ALTUS FORMALIS DOCTUM" above a smaller banner including the Latin numeric date "MCMXCIII" which is placed above five stars and each star contains one of the letters "M" "H" "P" "D" "H".