The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 32.40% where the last year rate was 36%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% for full-time students and 27.50% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 32.40% where the current academic year rate is 36%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Western Nebraska Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 25% | 25% | 25% |
| 2016-17 | 30% | 28% | 31% |
| 2017-18 | 31% | 29% | 33% |
| 2018-19 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 2019-20 | 30% | 32% | 28% |
| 2020-21 | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| 2021-22 | 42% | 37% | 47% |
| 2022-23 | 33% | 38% | 28% |
| 2023-24 | 35% | 37% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 36% | 40% | 33% |
| Average | 32.40% | 32.90% | 31.90% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 14.90% where the current year rate is 12%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Western Nebraska Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 20% |
| 2016-17 | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 21% |
| 2018-19 | 15% |
| 2019-20 | 19% |
| 2020-21 | 15% |
| 2021-22 | 0% |
| 2022-23 | 14% |
| 2023-24 | 14% |
| 2024-25 | 12% |
| Average | 14.90% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 54.10% for full-time students and 27.50% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at WNCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 52% | 31% |
| 2016-17 | 53% | 21% |
| 2017-18 | 53% | 17% |
| 2018-19 | 54% | 27% |
| 2019-20 | 56% | 35% |
| 2020-21 | 58% | 27% |
| 2021-22 | 60% | 33% |
| 2022-23 | 50% | 25% |
| 2023-24 | 52% | 31% |
| 2024-25 | 53% | 28% |
| Average | 54.10% | 27.50% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 13.90 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Western Nebraska Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 13:1 |
| 2016-17 | 12:1 |
| 2017-18 | 14:1 |
| 2018-19 | 13:1 |
| 2019-20 | 13:1 |
| 2020-21 | 16:1 |
| 2021-22 | 16:1 |
| 2022-23 | 17:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 13.90:1 |
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