Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 893 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $45,403 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $78,296 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (29)
- Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,672
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $41,208
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Education, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $78,686
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $29,298
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $24,176
- ForestryAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $39,285
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,993
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,090
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $22,303
- Visual and Performing Arts, OtherAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $23,701
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,979per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,229sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $3,840Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 7%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $40,4256 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $41,93410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $8,543federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 47%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 17%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Western Nebraska Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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