by our College Data Analytics TeamMany students are not billed the full, advertised sticker price of a school. Instead, they will be given a financial aid offer that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The sum total of attendance at Western Nevada College can sound overpowering, but remember that the majority of students get some type of financial assistance.
Just what financing solutions does WNC deliver, and just what are you going to be eligible for? Keep scrolling for answers. Keep going to discover just how much financial aid could be open to you.
The amount of financial aid and scholarships you are eligible for will vary depending on your family’s income. Read on to get a sense of the financial assistance available at Western Nevada College.
Aid such as grants, loans, work-study, and scholarships helps colleges decrease the real cost of attendance for most students. Note that some aid is more valuable than the rest, and individual awards are far from uniform.
At Western Nevada College, 89% of the incoming full-time class was awarded financial aid approximately 262 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 88% | $5,874 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 39% | $1,754 |
| Federal Pell grants | 53% | $5,291 |
| State/local grants | 64% | $2,457 |
| Federal student loans | 2% | $6,370 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. At this school, roughly 31% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $4,878 (across roughly 1276 awardees).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 31% | $4,878 |
| Federal Pell grants | 18% | $4,169 |
| Federal student loans | 3% | $6,771 |
Among title-IV aid recipients living on campus, grant and scholarship aid averaged $7,516.
Because need-based aid scales with family income, what students actually pay differs sharply across income brackets.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $12,108 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $12,245 |
| Over $75,000 | $15,099 |
Each figure is the net price after grants and scholarships, not the published sticker price.
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published cost of attendance — the figure closest to what a typical aid-receiving student actually pays.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $12,732 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $12,424 |
For a personalized estimate based on your family’s financial situation, use WNC’s official net price calculator: wnc.edu/financial/netpricecalculator/index.php.
The median student at WNC graduates with $9,000 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $9,000 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $10,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $111.32/mo |
That monthly figure reflects the median graduate debt repaid on a standard 10-year federal schedule.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at WNC.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,000 |
| 25th percentile | $4,000 |
| 75th percentile | $20,709 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $36,460 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,500 |
| Middle income | $8,000 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,040 |
| Continuing-generation students | $8,286 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $5,500 |
| Independent students | $10,000 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. WNC.
The Stafford loan program is the largest source of federal direct loans to undergraduates. The annual Stafford volume below reflects program activity at WNC:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 3852 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $56,349,479 |
If you are a veteran or active-duty service member, the GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the primary federal programs you can use at this school.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 74 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $189,207 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $2,557 |
Active-duty Tuition Assistance recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 4 |
| Total DoD amount | $2,422 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $606 |
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