For nearly 50 years, Western Nevada College has provided quality education for Nevadans. WNC serves more than 4,400 students each year within an 8,000-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.
At WNC we are small enough to know each other’s names and to know the names of our students. We welcome all students with open arms and invite them to discover their individual potential at Western.
We are nimble enough to adapt and change to meet the needs of our students and our region. We make big things happen through creative ideas, strategic planning and collaboration.
Learning
We care about learning that lasts a lifetime. Whether you’re a student attending WNC for the first time or an individual coming back to college to retool for the changing Nevada, Western is the place to help you achieve your goals.
Diverse
We embrace diversity. We foster an environment where students from all cultures, orientations, and backgrounds can thrive. We promote active student engagement through the Associated Students of Western Nevada, the Latino Cohort, Veterans Resource Center, Disability Support Services and other campus groups.
Community
WNC is a fabric of the community we serve. We are committed to makng college possible for those in western Nevada. With three campuses in five counties, and multiple online degrees and programs, we offer individuals the opportunity to learn while maintaining commitments to work and family.
Academic Excellence
Our faculty and staff are among the best. They are highly qualified and deeply committed to student success and achievement.
Tried & True
For nearly 50 years, WNC has offered affordable and quality education in Nevada. Each year more than 500 students graduate from Western ready to enter the workforce or prepared to pursue a bachelor’s degrees.
As members of the WNC community, we choose to be part of an academic community dedicated to those principles that foster personal and professional integrity, civility, and acceptance.
We strive toward lives of personal integrity and academic excellence–We will encourage in ourselves, and in one another, those responsible actions which lead to lives of productive work, personal enrichment, and useful citizenship in an increasingly interdependent world.
We commit to treat one another with civility–Recognizing that there will be differences of opinion, we will explore the differences in a courteous and forthright manner, always acknowledging individual rights to the freedom of expression and association.
We embrace diversity–We encourage those of all cultures, orientations, and backgrounds to understand and respect one another in a safe and supportive educational environment.
Non-Discrimination Statement: WNC is does not discriminate on the basis of race; color; national origin; s*x; disability; age; gender, including a pregnancy-related condition; gender identity or expression; s*xual-orientation; protected veterans status; genetics; or religion in its programs and activities and provides equal access to facilities to all. Similarly, there shall be no difference in the treatment of persons who file charges of discrimination, participate in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise oppose discrimination. It is our policy to comply fully with the non-discrimination provision of all state and federal regulations in all programs and activities, including, but not limited to recruitment, admission, financial aid, activities, hiring, promotions, training, terminations, benefits and compensation.
Inquiries concerning the application of non-discrimination policies and/or questions as to how to file a complaint of discrimination may be referred to:
Western Nevada College
Title IX Coordinator:(775) 445-4231
Dean of Student Services:(775) 445-3271
Assistant Director of Human Resources: (775) 445-4235
2201 West College Parkway
Carson City, NV 89703
For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area, or call 1-800-421-3481. (Rev. 09/16)
