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Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Central Community College is a public two-year institution in Grand Island, Nebraska. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 6,927 students in fall 2024.

Central Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 36 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Welding Technology, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 2,962 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,927
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
2,962
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
36
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 36

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Health Professions 11
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Library Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
721
Certificates under 1 year
1,558
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
683

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,927
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,927
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,166
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
26%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
59%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
College President
Dr. Matt Gotschall
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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