About WNCC

Small-college feel, big-time opportunity. At Western Nebraska Community College, we offer endless educational, training, and growth opportunities for our students, partners, and community members throughout our 12 ½-county service area in the Nebraska Panhandle.

What We Believe

Mission Statement

To provide learning opportunities – enriching lives, invigorating communities, and changing futures.

Vision Statement

A leader in community college education with focus on student success, excellence in teaching, innovative and relevant programs and services, and collaborations supporting dynamic partnerships inside and outside the College.

Values

Lifelong Learning
Student and Community Service
Student Success
Honesty, Integrity, and Transparency
Collaboration and Communication
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
Respect for All People and Perspectives

Strategic Plan

Service and Instructional Priorities

Western Nebraska Community College shall be a student-centered, open-access institution primarily devoted to quality instruction and public service, providing counseling and other student services intended to promote the success of a diverse student population, particularly those who have been traditionally underserved in other educational settings. WNCC shall provide the following instructional and service priorities.
LB 239, 1993 Reg. Sess. (Nebraska 1993).

Applied Technology Education

Including Associate of Applied Science degrees (AAS), diplomas, certificates, and coursework to qualify individuals for entry into employment or to enable individuals to remain current, to upgrade skills, or to acquire new skills.

Transfer Education

Including liberal arts, fine arts, and sciences associate degrees (AA, AFA, and AS) comprising course work which is comparable to the course work of the first two years of a bachelor’s degree program and applied technology degrees comprising course work which may be applicable to the course work of the first two years of a bachelor’s degree program.

Developmental Education

Including remedial programs, developmental programs, Adult Basic Education, General Education Development (GED) preparation, English Literacy Programs (ELP), and refresher courses.

Adult Continuing Education

Including career-related programs and services for professional certification or improvement; economic and community development including customized training programs developed for businesses and communities to meet needs such as occupational assessment, job training, and job upgrading and other programs and services that are within the scope of the College's expertise.

Public Service

Applied Research

Limited to the enhancement of the instructional programs, student achievement, institutional effectiveness, and public service activities or related to faculty professional development.