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Central Wyoming College

Riverton, Wyoming Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Central Wyoming College is a public four-year institution in Riverton, Wyoming. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,205 students.

Central Wyoming College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Registered Nursing, and Welding Technology. It awarded 331 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 13 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,205
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
331
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 66

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

Health Professions 5
Business, Management and Marketing 11
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7
Construction Trades 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 8
Precision Production 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Education 3
Psychology 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Engineering Technologies 1
  • Computer CertificateAssociate Online option 7 graduates
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Engineering 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 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
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
25%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
21
Associate degrees
201
Certificates under 1 year
77
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
32

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,205
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,205
Full-time, fall 2024
30%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,664
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
9%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
13
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
30%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President of the College
Dr. Brad Tyndall
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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