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Northern Wyoming Community College District

Sheridan, Wyoming Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public four-year institution in Sheridan, Wyoming. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 3,534 students in fall 2024.

Northern Wyoming Community College District offers certificates and associate degrees across 63 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Health and Wellness, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 756 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 22 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.

Mission

Northern Wyoming Community College District (NWCCD) welcomes all learners, empowers student success, encourages and strengthens community development.

Mission statement as reported by Northern Wyoming Community College District

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,534
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
756
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
63
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 63

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

Health Professions 7
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 3
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 9
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Construction Trades 3
Education 4
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Engineering 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 2
English Language and Literature 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
History 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
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
545
Certificates under 1 year
39
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
172

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,534
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,534
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,359
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
82%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
20%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Walter Tribley
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, 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, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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