Western Nevada College Business Programs

Located in Carson City, Nevada, Western Nevada College is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Western Nevada College?

Contact details for WNC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2201 West College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703-7399
Phone:	775-445-3000
Website:	www.wnc.edu

How Do I Get Into WNC?

You can apply to WNC online at: https://wnc.edu/wnc-application/

Since Western Nevada College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Western Nevada College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WNC, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,948 a year. That adds up to $19,792 over four years for those students.

Western Nevada College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,528 undergraduate students at WNC, with 1,132 being full-time and 2,396 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,132 full-time undergraduates at WNC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Nevada College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	23
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	317
White	613
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	170

Geographic Diversity

Nevada students aren't the only ones who study at Western Nevada College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 4 countries are represented at WNC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Australia, Brazil, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Western Nevada College

In 2022-2023, 1,750 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WNC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Nevada for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WNC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
General Business Administration and Management	34%
General Business/Commerce	60%
Real Estate	27%

Western Nevada College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	32	0	0	32
Real Estate	22	0	0	0	22
Project Management	0	0	0	13	13
General Business/Commerce	0	3	2	0	5
Accounting	0	1	0	0	1
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	22	36	3	13	74

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.