Western Nevada College is a comprehensive community college which serves more than 5,300 students each semester within an 18,000-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.

Western offers a diverse curriculum that is flexible and tailored to meet students' individual educational goals. By offering dozens of college degree, certificate and career-building programs, scheduling classes at convenient times, and providing small class sizes and one-on-one counseling opportunities, WNC helps to ensure students a positive and successful college experience.

WNC reaches out to its urban and rural communities with campuses in Carson City, Fallon and Minden/Gardnerville as well as instructional centers in Fernley, Hawthorne, Lovelock, Smith Valley, and Yerington. Distance education courses, including interactive video and Internet classes, allow even those in remote locations ready access to higher education.

The college offers some 40 academic degrees and certificates in areas as diverse as engineering science and construction technology, nursing, musical theatre, information technology, geographic information systems, criminal justice and graphic communication. Students may also complete up to two years of many baccalaureate degree programs, such as teacher preparation, for transfer to a university. The college also offers a four-year Bachelor of Technology degree in Construction Management.

In response to industry needs, the college designs specialized training programs in construction, machine tool, drafting, welding, computing and other technical areas. Customization often includes providing specialized instruction at the times and locations most convenient to employers, including on-site programs.

Western's faculty is recognized as highly educated and highly accessible. Faculty dedication is reflected in the college's commitment to free and unfettered inquiry; tolerance and respect for differences; development of critical thinking skills; and good citizenship.

WNC students represent the individualism and diversity of our society. They enter college with different goals and expectations. WNC offers a diverse curriculum which is flexible and tailored to meet those individual needs.