by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Western Nebraska Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health/medical prep programs.
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WNCC was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Western Nebraska Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Western Nebraska Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western Nebraska Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Western Nebraska Community College this rate is 50%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,625 undergraduates at WNCC with 711 being full-time and 914 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WNCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WNCC, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $4,328 a year. That adds up to $17,312 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for WNCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1601 East 27Th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1899 |
| Phone: | 308-635-3606 |
| Website: | www.wncc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 68 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 61 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 56 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 46 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 35 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 33 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 28 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 27 | NA |
| Nursing | 24 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 679 students took at least one online class at Western Nebraska Community College. This is an increase from the 522 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 679 | 185 |
| 2021-2022 | 522 | 39 |
| 2020-2021 | 893 | 279 |
| 2018-2019 | 786 | 172 |
Learn more about online learning at Western Nebraska Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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