Western Nevada College
Carson City, Nevada
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 1,910 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.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 57 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBachelor's degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,419
- Construction Trades, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,285
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 53 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,151
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $90,786 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 153 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (21)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $38,250
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 52 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $52,388
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 308 finishedGraduates here earned $36,344 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mechanics and Repairers, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $34,219
- Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 136 finishedNationally: $34,698
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Real EstateCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherCertificate · 0 finished
- Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,828
- Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,283
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,666per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,585sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,445Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 2%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 38%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,2086 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,50610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $14,962federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Western Nevada 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 5, 2026.
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