Western Nebraska Community College
Western Nebraska Community College at a Glance
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Western Nebraska Community College Featured Rankings
About Western Nebraska Community College
According to Wikipedia, Western Nebraska Community College is a public community college in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It also has campuses in Sidney, Nebraska, and Alliance, Nebraska. WNCC was previously known as Scottsbluff Junior College, Scotts Bluff County College, and Nebraska Western College. Its athletics teams are known as the Cougars.
Western Nebraska Community College's Online Degrees
AA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Management Information Systems (Mis)
- Required Credits: 65
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Management Information Systems (Mis)
- Required Credits: 65
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Staff Accountant
- Executive Assistant
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
AA in Business Administration – Option
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Required Credits: 65
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration – Option
Degree Concentrations
- Accounting
- Required Credits: 65
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Technology
Degree Concentrations
- General Business Technology
- Required Credits: 60-62
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Technical Support
- Required Credits: 24
- Format: Fully online
AA in Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Cybersecurity
- Technical Support
- Required Credits: 61-63
- Format: Fully online
AA in Health Information Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Coding Technician
- Required Credits: 65-66
- Format: Fully online
Western Nebraska Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 53% | 47% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Western Nebraska Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,840 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $4,946 |
| 30K - 48K | $4,648 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,430 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,813 |
| 110K+ | $8,221 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Western Nebraska Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Western Nebraska Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,934 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Western Nebraska Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 1,948 | 1,948 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Western Nebraska Community College?
Western Nebraska Community College is located at 1601 East 27th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1899.
How Safe is Western Nebraska Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Western Nebraska Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Western Nebraska Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.06%. Scottsbluff has a violent crime rate of 0.59% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.84%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Western Nebraska Community College Known For?
Western Nebraska Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Mathematics
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Education
- Economics
- Physics
- Biology
- Psychology
- Political Science
- Computer Science
- Medical
- Engineering
- Law
Western Nebraska Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Western Nebraska Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Western Nebraska Community College ranks #229 in the U.S. and #610 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #925 in the U.S. and #3660 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1161 in the U.S. and #3836 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1303 in the U.S. and #3158 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1483 in the U.S. and #5903 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1526 in the U.S. and #7182 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1568 in the U.S. and #5872 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #1970 in the U.S. and #7919 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2033 in the U.S. and #5396 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2052 in the U.S. and #8708 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2341 in the U.S. and #9007 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2369 in the U.S. and #8336 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2742 in the U.S. and #11766 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesWestern Nebraska Community College ranks #2818 in the U.S. and #9162 worldwide for influence in Law.
