Western Nebraska Community College Ranking Badges

WNCC earned 18 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 6 in the top 10% and 11 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #12 of 407 in Best for the Money (The Plains States), a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 18 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #12 of 407, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 76
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Western Nebraska Community College Earned?

Western Nebraska Community College holds 18 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Each ranking is recalculated when updated data becomes available. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	6
Top 15%	11
Total	18

What Is Western Nebraska Community College Known For?

Western Nebraska Community College is best known for Liberal Arts & Humanities: 3 of its 18 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Other Visual Art, Liberal Arts General Studies and Health/Medical Prep Programs.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money		✓
Best for the Money (The Plains States)			✓
Best for the Money (Nebraska)	✓
Economic Diversity (Nebraska)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Accounting
Best Value	✓
Business Administration & Management
Best Value	✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Computer Information Systems
Best Value	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Best Value		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value	✓
Allied Health Professions
Best Value	✓
Health/Medical Prep Programs
Best Value		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value	✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Best Value	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Other Visual Art
Most Focused		✓

How Does Western Nebraska Community College Rank for Veterans?

Western Nebraska Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,013 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 41%).

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Notes and References

The rankings above are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Western Nebraska Community College appears in 76 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.