Western Nebraska Community College Student Population

How many students at WNCC?

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.

• Gender Breakdown: 594 male students (37.9%) and 975 female students (62.1%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 915 White students (58.3%) and 402 Hispanic students (25.6%).
• Class Delivery: 180 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 400 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

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.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

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.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

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.

Student Age Distribution

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.

Online Student Enrollment

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.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

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.