About Northern Wyoming Community College District
Northern Wyoming Community College District is a public college in Sheridan, Wyoming, in a remote town. It enrolls roughly 1,610 undergraduates, and about 36% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 15 to 1.
Nursing programs at Northern Wyoming Community College District
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the practical nursing (LPN/LVN) certificate or diploma and associate degree in nursing (ADN). Recent annual completions came to about 55 practical nursing completers and about 53 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $4,800 a year for in-state students and $11,100 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $11,300 a year. About 19% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Students who finish the associate level and borrow leave with median federal loan debt of about $12,000. Federal earnings data puts median pay for those associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $75,000 one year after finishing and $72,500 four years out. These are estimates for graduates with reported earnings, not a promise. Schoolwide, about 34% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 65% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. To work as a nurse in Wyoming, graduates apply for a license with the state board of nursing in Wyoming and pass the NCLEX. Before you commit, verify the program’s ACEN or CCNE accreditation and state approval, and compare it with other options on our Wyoming nursing schools page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
