Western Nebraska Community College: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost
Scottsbluff · Nebraska · Public · school website
Western Nebraska Community College runs 2 board-approved nursing programs in Nebraska — 1 RN-track and 1 PN/LPN-track. Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing Programs at Western Nebraska Community College
Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.
| Program | Track | Status | 2025 NCLEX pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs | RN | Approved | — |
| Practical Nursing Pre-Licensure Programs | PN | Approved | — |
Cost & Admissions
Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.
What Western Nebraska Community College Nursing Graduates Earn
Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $50,086
- Median federal loan debt
- $9,169
- Graduates / yr
- 61
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $62,413
- Median federal loan debt
- $12,498
- Graduates / yr
- 24
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Western Nebraska Community College cost?
Western Nebraska Community College's published in-state tuition / yr is $3,840, and the average net price after aid is $5,474 a year. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of Western Nebraska Community College earn?
ADN / Associate graduates: $62,413 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Nebraska board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release
- dhhs.ne.gov — list: Updated: 2/2026 (printed on roster). No program-level NCLEX pass rates published by NE DHHS/BON; BON minutes report only statewide quarterly aggregates (e.g., Q3 2025: RN 89.13%, PN 92.22%)