Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs at Western Nebraska Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at WNCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #2 out of 2 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

WNCC Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs Rankings

#89 in the U.S.

#2 in Nebraska

#7 in the The Plains States Region

By College Factual’s measure, WNCC as a strong choice for health/medical prep programs, placing at #89 out of 123 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools	89 of 123
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in Nebraska	2 of 2
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Schools in the Plains States Region	7 of 11

Undergraduate Health/Medical Prep Programs Degrees at WNCC

Here is each degree level granted in health/medical prep programs at WNCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	16

WNCC Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Western Nebraska Community College handed out 16 associate’s degrees in health/medical prep programs.

Associate’s Rankings

WNCC holds a strong position among schools offering health/medical prep programs at the associate’s level. Specifically, it ranked #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska	2
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	4
Best Health/Medical Prep Programs Associate Degree Schools	24

WNCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$3,840 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,556	$3,855
Fees	$555	$555

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health/medical prep programs associate’s degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

The majority of health/medical prep programs associate’s degree graduates at WNCC are White. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Nebraska Community College with a associate’s in health/medical prep programs.

Ethnic diversity of Health/Medical Prep Programs majors at Western Nebraska Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	1

Pre-Nursing Studies (Associate’s)

WNCC awarded 11 associate’s degrees in pre-nursing studies recently — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (64%).

Best Pre-Nursing Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #4

Pre-Physical Therapy Studies (Associate’s)

WNCC granted 3 associate’s degrees in pre-physical therapy studies in the latest year of data — 67% to women and 33% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Black or African American (33%).

Pre-Dentistry Studies (Associate’s)

WNCC awarded 1 associate’s degree in pre-dentistry studies recently — 100% to women and 0% to men.

Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies (Associate’s)

WNCC granted 1 associate’s degree in pre-medicine/pre-medical studies in the latest year of data — 100% to women and 0% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Hispanic or Latino (100%).

References

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