Student Population at WNCC

Total Enrollment

1,569 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,569

Online Enrollment

180

Men Students

594

Women Students

975

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,569 students have enrolled at Western Nebraska Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 594 male and 975 female students are attending Western Nebraska Community College. By attendance status, there are 634 full-time students and 935 part-time students.

The number of students at Western Nebraska Community College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Nebraska.

Western Nebraska Community College offers online degree/certificate programs and 180 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares WNCC's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Nebraska.

The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Nebraska average (4,470 students).

	Total	Undergraduate
Western Nebraska Community College	1,569	1,569
All Colleges	2,931	2,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges	5,796	5,801
2-4 Years Colleges	3,035	3,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Nebraska	4,470	4,470

The below chart compares the student population between Western Nebraska Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 594 male and 975 female students attending WNCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at WNCC.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at WNCC
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,569	634	935
Men	594	287	307
Women	975	347	628

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 915 White students (58.32%) and 402 Hispanic students (25.62%) at Western Nebraska Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Western Nebraska Community College.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Nebraska Community College
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	32	11	21
Asian	21	7	14
Black or African American	37	19	18
Hispanic	402	124	278
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	1	2
White	915	364	551
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	79	24	55
Total	1,569	594	975

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,250 students whose age under twenty five and 228 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western Nebraska Community College.

Especially, 542 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Western Nebraska Community College.

Population by Student Age at Western Nebraska Community College
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,569	594	975
Under 18	542	199	343
18-19	442	190	252
20-21	168	76	92
22-24	98	43	55
25-29	91	24	67
30-34	71	17	54
35-39	54	16	38
40-49	62	11	51
50-64	32	13	19
65 and over	9	5	4
Total	1,569	594	975

Online Student Population

At Western Nebraska Community College, 580 students (36.97% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 180 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 167 students live in Nebraska where Western Nebraska Community College is located in and 13 students have enrolled from other states.