Western Nevada Community College

2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, NV, 89703-7399 - View a map of this school Map

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Western Nevada Community College is a public, open admissions college dedicated to providing affordable, quality educational opportunities for those residing in our seven-county service area. Our students come from a variety of social, ethnic, and economic backgrounds and vary in their reasons for attending our college; some are the first in their family to attend college while others hold post-graduate degrees. Western Nevada Community College welcomes all who desire the opportunity to learn. The strength of our college emanates from its diversity, and we affirm the right of all to pursue and disseminate knowledge free of discrimination and prejudice. All members of the college community — faculty, support staff, and administrators — are committed to the values of free and unfettered inquiry; tolerance of, and respect for, difference; the nurturing of human potential; good citizenship; and civility. These values are reflected in all of the college's policies and practices....

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School Overview:

  • Western Nevada Community College
  • Community College Avg.
County Carson City County, NV -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 984 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 4,019 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 5,003 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 76% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 28% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,342 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 52% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $1,005 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 19% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,292 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 8% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $3,324 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Western Nevada Community College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 6,000 students each semester within an 18,000-square-mile service area. One of four community colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education, it is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities.
  • WNCC reaches out to its urban and rural communities with campuses in Carson City, Fallon and Minden/Gardnerville as well as instructional centers in Dayton, Fernley, Hawthorne, Lake Tahoe, Lovelock, Smith Valley, and Yerington. Distance education courses, including interactive video and Internet classes, allow even those in remote locations ready access to higher education.
  • The college offers some 50 academic degrees and certificates in areas as diverse as engineering and construction technology, nursing, musical theatre, golf facilities management, geographic information systems, criminal justice and graphic design. Students may also complete up to two years of many baccalaureate degree programs, such as teacher preparation, for transfer to a university.
  • At present, WNCC continues to expand, providing new facilities, services and opportunities. Construction is nearing completion on the 35,000-square-foot Joe Dini Jr. Library and Student Center. The college's first free-standing library building will have student study rooms, a video presentation room for satellite downlinks, and a hands-on computer teaching room. One floor will be dedicated entirely to student activities. The Jack C. Davis Observatory, which is being built entirely with private donations, will also be completed this spring. The 2,800-square-foot observatory will house three telescopes, including two 16-inch and one 10-inch reflecting telescope.
  • WNCC's main campus, located in the Silver State's capital, offers students an interesting blend of environments: the comfortable pace of a small city combined with the political bustle of state government. The Carson City campus is also close to some of the best scenery and outdoor recreation in the West. The campus rests on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and the spectacular beauty of Lake Tahoe is only 12 miles away.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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