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Western Nevada College is a public institution situated in Carson City, Nevada. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,175 Full-Time Undergraduates

$3,465 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Western Nevada College?

Contact details for WNC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703-7399
Phone:	775-445-3000
Website:	www.wnc.edu

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Can I Afford WNC?

$3,465 In-State Tuition

1% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, part-time WNC students paid $116 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $243 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$3,465	$11,564
Fees	$455	$455
Books and Supplies	$840	$840

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WNC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $4,289 a year. That adds up to $17,156 over four years for those students.

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Western Nevada College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,175 Full-Time Undergraduates

62% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 3,495 undergraduate students at WNC, with 1,175 being full-time and 2,320 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,175 full-time undergraduates at WNC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Nevada College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	325
White	654
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	161

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at Western Nevada College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at WNC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Brazil, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Western Nevada College

1,051 Took All Classes Online

1,750 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 1,750 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WNC has changed over the last few years.

Western Nevada College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder	87	12	6	0	105
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	101	0	0	0	101
General Construction Trades	59	0	0	0	59
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	55	0	1	0	56
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	46	4	1	0	51
Industrial Technology	26	3	0	0	29
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	24	2	0	0	26
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	19	0	0	0	19
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	0	0	0	8	8
Building Construction Technology	0	3	2	0	5
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	1	2	0	0	3
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	2	0	0	2
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	2	0	0	0	2
General Mechanics & Repairers	1	0	0	0	1
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	0	0	0	0	0
Electrician	0	0	0	0	0
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	423	28	10	8	469

Western Nevada College Trades

In a recent academic period, Western Nevada College awarded 1,229 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	55	1	0	0
Building Management & Inspection	0	2	3	8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	19	0	0	0
Construction	59	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	2	0
Industrial Production Technology	50	0	5	0
Mechanics & Repairers	1	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	101	0	0	0
Precision Metal Working	90	6	14	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	48	1	4	0
Total	1,094	29	82	24

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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