Western Nevada College

Perfect way to get an associate's degree young or old

I've been attending classes for both degrees and self interest at WNC since 1986. Now my daughter is attending getting a inexpensive start on herarine biology degree by working on her Associates of Science. Over the years, WNC has made many advancements and have grown their campus and program offerings. The campus has a very and invited by feeling and with the addition of Wildcat baseball, this college is a home run.nCommunity colleges are the best way to make an education affordable to anyone....that's assuming that as a high school student coming, a parent actually did a little planning and started a 529 account and put $300/ year in for 5 years and spied to the state for each of the 5 years for the matching grant. Boom...$3000. that's enough to gain valuable work skills by working towards a number of WNC certificate programs from office administration to Welding. Most can be completed in one semester if you hunker down. For students discovering that that need new or better jobs skills, or getting to a spot in their career that needs an Associate's degree for any further advancement, the tuition paid at WNC is half what you pay at a 4 year university...for the exact same classes. Everyone knows if you want and education, DEBT FREE, that you need to have some dedicated savings. Between that, FAFSA, scholarships and having numerous times slots and learning options that allow you to work while attending classes, keeps a pay-as-you-education completely do-able and affordable. 6-9 credits a semester, with books, will run you $800-$1200. That is a minimal semester investment, to plug away at certificate or degree requirements that pay off with a better job with much higher salary than what you will ever earn with just a high school diploma.

Excellent staff, great cafe, good teachers, and an awesome student body.

Not much going on but the mountains are stunning

I work there it's great