Western Nebraska Community College Healthcare Programs

Western Nebraska Community College is a public institution located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Scottsbluff is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Western Nebraska Community College?

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

How Do I Get Into WNCC?

You can apply to WNCC online at: wncc-uga.edu.185r.net/application/login/

Western Nebraska Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Western Nebraska Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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.

Western Nebraska Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,306 undergraduate students at WNCC, with 674 being full-time and 632 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 674 full-time undergraduates at WNCC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Nebraska Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	178
White	376
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Over 36 countries are represented at WNCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Brazil, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Western Nebraska Community College

In 2022-2023, 679 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WNCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Nebraska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Western Nebraska Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	61	61
Pre-Nursing Studies	0	29	0	29
Registered Nursing	0	24	0	24
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	11	0	11
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	10	0	10
Surgical Technology	0	10	0	10
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	8	0	0	8
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	0	8	0	8
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	7	0	7
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	7	0	0	7
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	0	6	0	6
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	5	5
Laboratory Technician	0	4	0	4
Athletic Training	0	0	0	0
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	0	0	0
Medical Office Management/Administration	0	0	0	0
Pre-Dentistry Studies	0	0	0	0
Pre-Pharmacy Studies	0	0	0	0
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies	0	0	0	0
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	109	66	190

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.