Student Population at WNCC

Total Enrollment

1,575 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,575

Online Enrollment

185

Men Students

633

Women Students

942

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,575 students have enrolled at Western Nebraska Community College (all undergraduate).

By gender, 633 male and 942 female students are attending Western Nebraska Community College. By attendance status, there are 618 full-time students and 957 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 185 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 633 male and 942 female students attending WNCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.67 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	1,575	618	957
Men	633	283	350
Women	942	335	607

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 960 White students (60.95%) and 399 Hispanic students (25.33%) 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	26	10	16
Asian	27	12	15
Black or African American	31	16	15
Hispanic	399	143	256
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	960	389	571
Two or More Races	0	0	0
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	58	24	34
Total	1,575	633	942

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,251 students whose age under twenty five and 216 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western Nebraska Community College.

Especially, 390 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	1,575	633	942
Under 18	390	154	236
18-19	512	243	269
20-21	236	106	130
22-24	113	40	73
25-29	108	26	82
30-34	77	23	54
35-39	45	13	32
40-49	63	16	47
50-64	22	9	13
65 and over	9	3	6
Total	1,575	633	942

Online Student Population

At Western Nebraska Community College, 679 students (43.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 185 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, 153 students live in Nebraska where Western Nebraska Community College is located in and 32 students have enrolled from other states.