Western Wyoming Community College
Western Wyoming Community College at a Glance
Reviewed by James A. Barham, PhD, Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error
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About Western Wyoming Community College
According to Wikipedia, Western Wyoming Community College is a public community college in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Western offers certificates, associate degrees, and a bachelor's degree. The college students are known as the Mustangs.
Western Wyoming Community College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Supervision And Leadership
- Required Credits: 21
- Completion Time: 1.5 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
- Required Credits: 35
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Information Systems
Degree Concentrations
- Medical Administrative Assistant
- Digital Media
- App Software Specialist
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Management
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Administrative Assistant
- Required Credits: 33-34
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Web Development
- Required Credits: 15
- Completion Time: 4 months
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Digital Design
- Required Credits: 20
- Completion Time: 1.5 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Application Software
- Required Credits: 19-21
- Format: Fully online
AA in Criminal Justice
- Required Credits: 64-65
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Elementary & Early Childhood Ed
- Required Credits: 65
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Social Media
- Required Credits: 16
- Completion Time: 1 year
- Format: Fully online
AA in Communication
- Required Credits: 64
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Psychology
- Required Credits: 65
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Western Wyoming Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 60% | 33% |
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 Wyoming Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,710 |
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 Wyoming Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Western Wyoming Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,249 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 Wyoming 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 |
|---|---|
| 3,279 | 3,279 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Western Wyoming Community College?
Western Wyoming Community College is located at 2500 College Dr, Rock Springs, WY 82901.
How Safe is Western Wyoming Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Western Wyoming 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 Wyoming Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Rock Springs has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.34%. 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 Wyoming Community College Known For?
Western Wyoming Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Earth Sciences
- Chemistry
- History
- Anthropology
- Political Science
- Education
- Communications
- Psychology
- Literature
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Law
- Medical
Western Wyoming Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Western Wyoming 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 Wyoming Community College ranks #1086 in the U.S. and #3993 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #1131 in the U.S. and #4637 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #1886 in the U.S. and #6122 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #1959 in the U.S. and #5556 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #2353 in the U.S. and #9979 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #2585 in the U.S. and #9588 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #2751 in the U.S. and #9947 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #2847 in the U.S. and #7549 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #2902 in the U.S. and #9644 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #3021 in the U.S. and #11397 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #3323 in the U.S. and #11146 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesWestern Wyoming Community College ranks #3876 in the U.S. and #13307 worldwide for influence in Law.
Western Wyoming Community College ranks #4038 in the U.S. and #14346 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees