Tuition & Fees
While you’re here, you’ll earn a quality education, meet lifelong friends, and be well prepared for the next steps of your life. The best part? It won’t break the bank.
We’re proud to be one of the most affordable colleges in the region. But so there are no surprises, we’ve outlined all the tuition and fees costs you can expect at WNCC.
Financial aid is an option for most students.
Once you’re established as a student, payments toward tuition and fees can be made online through your student portal. Additionally, payment plans are available through Nelnet at mycollegepaymentplan.com/wncc. You can also apply for various types of financial aid to help cover your costs.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
The following tuition and mandatory fee rates have been approved by Western Community College Area (WCCA) Board of Governors. In addition some courses have unique fees associated with them. A set list of course fees for 2024-2025 are available.
| Nebraska Resident 24-25 |
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| Border Resident 24-25 |
*Applies to Colorado, South Dakota, and Wyoming residents. |
| Non-Nebraska Resident 24-25 |
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| International Student 24-25 |
Please note: a $150 registration fee is required for international students each semester. |
| CollegeNOW! Students 24-25 |
This tuition and fee discount is only available for current high school students in WNCC’s service area, which includes Banner, Box Butte, the western half of Cherry, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, and Sioux Counties in the Nebraska Panhandle. |
Housing & Food
Housing & Food
Students living on the Scottsbluff Campus have the option of living in either Pioneer Hall, Horizon Hall or Conestoga Hall, while the apartment-style Sidney Living residence halls are available for Sidney Campus students. All students living on the Scottsbluff Campus are required to purchase a meal plan. There is also an additional $150 nonrefundable housing deposit.
| Pioneer Hall Rates | Due to renovations, Pioneer Hall will be unavailable during the 2024-2025 year. |
| Horizon Hall Rates |
*All rates shown reflect annual cost |
| Conestoga Hall Rates |
*All rates shown reflect annual cost |
| Sidney Living Rates |
Please note, no meal plans are available on the Sidney Campus. *All rates shown reflect annual cost |
| Commuter Meal Plan |
A commuter 10-meal per week plan to Bishop Dining Hall on the Scottsbluff Campus is available for non-residence hall students only for $3,378. *All rates shown reflect annual cost |
Textbooks
Buddy's Books & Bistro is your place for textbooks, gear, or supplies. Buy or sell used and new textbooks, find WNCC gear, and purchase gifts in-store or online.
Students with approved financial aid sufficient to cover all WNCC institutional charges (for example, tuition and fees and on-campus housing, if applicable) and their textbooks may elect to charge their textbooks and class supplies to their WNCC student account when purchasing books through Buddy's Books & Bistro. Book charging begins a minimum of four weeks before the start of each semester. Students who have signed up for a Nelnet payment plan may elect to add their textbooks and supplies to their Nelnet plan. Just notify the bookstore staff!
Cost of Attendance
Cost of Attendance is an estimate of the student's overall expenses for the period of enrollment. It is made up of direct costs (tuition and fees) and indirect costs (transportation, personal expenses, etc.).
Indirect costs included in a student's budget are estimates only for what it might cost you to rent an apartment, buy groceries, travel to and from school, and depend heavily on your personal expenses. This is not an actual bill from WNCC.
We use these costs to help determine your overall estimated need. We then try to meet that need with various forms of financial assistance. The Costs of Attendance are for full-time enrollment and will be adjusted for less than full-time enrollment or single-term enrollment.
| Resident Living with Parents (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $3,840 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $3,672 |
| Personal | $1,794 |
| Transportation | $1,971 |
| TOTAL |
$12,777 |
| Resident Living On Campus (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $3,840 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $9,340 |
| Personal | $1,604 |
| Transportation | $1,121 |
| TOTAL | $17,405 |
| Resident Living Off Campus (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $3,840 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $10,724 |
| Personal | $2,082 |
| Transportation | $1,971 |
| TOTAL | $20,117 |
| Border Resident (Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming) (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,140 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $9,340 |
| Personal | $1,604 |
| Transportation | $1,121 |
| TOTAL | $17,705 |
| Border Resident (Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming) Commuter (Off-Campus) (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,140 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $10,724 |
| Personal | $2,082 |
| Transportation | $3,087 |
| TOTAL | $21,533 |
| Border Resident (Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming) Living with Parents (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,140 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $3,672 |
| Personal | $1,794 |
| Transportation | $3,087 |
| TOTAL | $14,193 |
| Border Resident (Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming) Off-Campus (Living in NE) (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,140 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $10,724 |
| Personal | $2,082 |
| Transportation | $1,971 |
| TOTAL | $20,417 |
| Non-Nebraska Resident Living on Campus (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,410 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $9,340 |
| Personal | $1,604 |
| Transportation | $1,121 |
| TOTAL | $17,975 |
| Non-Nebraska Resident Off-Campus (Living in NE) (15 credit hours per term) |
Cost |
| Tuition and Fees | $4,410 |
| Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment | $1,500 |
| Living Expenses (Housing and Food) | $10,724 |
| Personal | $2,082 |
| Transportation | $1,971 |
| TOTAL | $20,687 |