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Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, NE · Town · 893 students
WebsiteScorecard
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$5,474
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
36%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
32% typical
$38,729
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$38,832 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
0% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) in Scottsbluff serves as a vital educational anchor for the Nebraska Panhandle, widely recognized for its robust registered nursing and health sciences programs, hands-on applied technology trades, and seamless transfer pathways to four-year institutions. The student experience is characterized by a close-knit, supportive community with small class sizes, on-campus housing options, and competitive NJCAA Region IX athletics. Distinctively, WNCC features specialized workforce facilities—including an aviation maintenance technician program located at the Western Nebraska Regional Airport—providing rural students with direct access to high-demand technical careers.


Wikipedia:Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) is a public community college in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. It also has campuses in Sidney and Alliance. WNCC was founded in 1926 as the Scottsbluff Junior College. The college assumed its current name in 1988. Its athletics teams are known as the Cougars.

Location
Scottsbluff, NE, 69361-1899 · Town campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
DEN · Denver
150 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$3,840$4,410
Housing & food (on campus)$9,340$9,340
Books & supplies$1,500$1,500
Cost of attendance$13,939$18,468
Average net price$5,474Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$4,410
In-state: $3,840
Housing & food (on campus)$9,340
Books & supplies$1,500
Cost of attendance$18,468
In-state: $13,939
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,474
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.wncc.edu
How it’s made up · out-of-state, 2026-27
Western Nebraska Community College’s own figures for 2026-2027, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$3,945
Fees$555
Housing$3,651
Food$5,974
Books & supplies$1,500
Personal expenses$1,616
Transportation$1,227
Total published by the school$18,468
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,420
$30–48k
$3,808
$48–75k
$7,099
$75–110k
$9,904
$110k+
$11,714
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
36%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
32% graduated · 26% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 41% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$33,557
10 yrs after entry$38,729
Debt
Median at graduation$9,000
Monthly payment$95
Middle 50% owe$2.5k–$8.5k
90th percentile$13,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: 32% graduate within 6 yrs.
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 39%Women 61%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell grant
27%
First-gen
48%
Family income
$28,423
Independent
37%
Age at entry
23.0
Part-time
35%
Race & ethnicity
White
54%
Hispanic
27%
Black
3%
Asian
1%
Non-resident
9%
AI/AN
2%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports
NJCAA Division I · EADA 2024-25
  • Baseball
    Men's
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Soccer
    Men's · Women's
  • Softball
    Women's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$7M
Full-time faculty
100%
Faculty salary
$6,555/mo
Teaching spend
$11,728
per student
Federal loans
8%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — mixed transfer/career
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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