For the academic year 2024-2025, Western Nebraska Community College has a total enrollment of 1,569 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.
Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Suburban-serving Multicampus - which average 4,824 - WNCC's body is much smaller.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 594 male (37.86%) and 975 female (62.14%) students are attending Western Nebraska Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.92.
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,569 |
| Men | 594 |
| Women | 975 |
By race/ethnicity, 915 White, 37 Black, and 21 Asian students out of a total of 1,569 are attending at Western Nebraska Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Western Nebraska Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 32 | 11 | 21 |
| Asian | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Black | 37 | 19 | 18 |
| Hispanic | 402 | 124 | 278 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 915 | 364 | 551 |
| Two or more races | - | - | - |
| Race Unknown | 79 | 24 | 55 |
By age, WNCC has 542 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 1,250 students under 25 years old, and 319 students over 25 years old out of 1,569 total students.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 542 | 343 | 199 |
| 18-19 | 442 | 252 | 190 |
| 20-21 | 168 | 92 | 76 |
| 22-24 | 98 | 55 | 43 |
| 25-29 | 91 | 67 | 24 |
| 30-34 | 71 | 54 | 17 |
| 35-39 | 54 | 38 | 16 |
| 40-49 | 62 | 51 | 11 |
| 50-64 | 32 | 19 | 13 |
| Over 65 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Western Nebraska Community College, 180 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 400 students are enrolled in some online courses.
167 students who live in Nebraska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 13 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,569 | 180 | 400 |
| Undergraduate | 1,569 | 180 | 400 |
| Nebraska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 167 | 13 | 0 |
Among 1,569 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 57 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.63%.40 students have transferred in as full-time status and 17 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 594 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 40 |
| Regular Part-time | 918 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 17 |
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