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WNCC was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Western Nebraska Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Western Nebraska Community College is about average at 16 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western Nebraska Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Western Nebraska Community College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,625 undergraduates at WNCC with 711 being full-time and 914 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,495 | $3,985 | $7,519 | $8,125 | $10,422 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WNCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WNCC, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,148 a year. That adds up to $16,592 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WNCC is 12.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for WNCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1601 East 27Th Street, Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1899 |
| Phone: | 308-635-3606 |
| Website: | www.wncc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 522 students took at least one online class at Western Nebraska Community College. This is a decrease from the 893 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 522 | 39 |
| 2019-2020 | 893 | 279 |
| 2018-2019 | 819 | 207 |
| 2017-2018 | 786 | 172 |
| 2016-2017 | 591 | 200 |
Learn more about online learning at Western Nebraska Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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