Western Nevada College inspires success in our community through opportunities that cultivate creativity, intellectual growth and technological excellence, in an environment that nurtures individual potential and respects differences.
Western Nevada College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 6,000 students each semester within an 18,000-square-mile service area. One of four community colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education, it is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and of Colleges and Universities.
WNC reaches out to its urban and rural communities with campuses in Carson City, Fallon and Minden/Gardnerville as well as instructional centers in Dayton, Fernley, Hawthorne, Lake Tahoe, Lovelock, Smith Valley, and Yerington. Distance education courses, including interactive video and Internet classes, allow even those in remote locations ready access to higher education.
The college offers some 50 academic degrees and certificates in areas as diverse as engineering and construction technology, nursing, musical theatre, golf facilities management, geographic information systems, criminal justice and graphic design. Students may also complete up to two years of many baccalaureate degree programs, such as teacher preparation, for transfer to a university.
Programs
Accounting, Administration, American Sign Language, Art, Automotive Technology, Biological Science, Bookkeeping, Business, Chemistry, Communication, Computer Applications, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Construction Engineering and Technology, Construction Management, Criminal Justice, Customer Service, Deaf Studies, Desktop Publishing, Drafting, Drafting Technology, Early Childhood Education, Education, Engineering, Engineering Science, Fine Arts, General Business, General Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Geoscience, Graphic Communications, Health, Health Information, Health Information Technology, Information Systems, Information Technology, Justice, Language, Law, Law Enforcement, Machining Technology, Management, Math, Mathematics, Medical, Medical Coding, Medical Transcription, Music, Musical Theatre, Network Systems Administration, Nursing, Paralegal Studies, Phlebotomy, Physics, Programming, Real Estate, Retail Management, Science, Sign Language, Surgical Technology, Technology, Telecommunication, Theatre, Welding, Welding Technology
Campus type
Normal
Carnegie
Associate's - Public Rural serving
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Address:
2201 W. College Parkway
NV 89703 Carson City
Nevada
United States
Phone: (775) 445-3000
Fax: (775) 887-3051
http://www.wnc.edu
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