WESTERN NEBRASKA COMMUNITY COLLEGE F-3

371 College Dr.
Sidney, NE 69162
Tel: (308)254-5450
Free: 800-348-4435
Admissions: (308)635-6015
Fax: (308)254-7444
E-mail: rhovey@wncc.net
Web Site: http://www.wncc.net/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Western Community College Area System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1926. Setting: 20-acre rural campus. Research spending 2003-04: $35,512. Educational spending 2003-04: $3881 per student. Total enrollment: 3,151. 613 applied, 100% were admitted. 10% from top 10% of their high school class, 18% from top quarter, 50% from top half. Students come from 18 states and territories, 10% from out-of-state, 43% 25 or older, 5% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application. Recommended: high school transcript. Placement: ACT ASSET required; SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT recommended. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous until 8/21.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $1530 full-time, $51 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $1800 full-time, $60 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $240 full-time, $8 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $3620. College room only: $1170.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 6 open to all; national sororities; 2% of women are members. Most popular organizations: Choices, Phi Theta Kappa, student government, SEAN. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, patrols by trained security personnel from 12:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. 100 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2003-04. Option: coed housing available. Western Nebraska Community College Library with 34,539 books, 19 microform titles, 2,631 serials, 2,631 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2003-04: $373,391. 355 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

In the valley of the North Platte River, Scottsbluff is an agriculture center. It is also called the Capital of America's Valley of the Nile. This is the location of the largest continuous area of irrigated land in the country. Recreational activities include hunting, fishing, golf, swimming and winter sports nearby.