OpenFieldWNC · Carson City, Nevada, United States
Western Nevada College serves western Nevada across campuses in Carson City, Fallon, and Douglas, providing comprehensive collegiate pathways in applied technologies, nursing, sustainable engineering sciences, and university transfer programs. Affiliated with the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), WNC pairs state-of-the-art laboratory facilities with accessible workforce partnerships.
Carson City · Premier Public College of the Sierra Nevada. Western Nevada College serves western Nevada across campuses in Carson City, Fallon, and Douglas, providing comprehensive collegiate pathways in applied technologies, nursing, sustainable engineering sciences, and university transfer programs. Affiliated with the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), WNC pairs state-of-the-art laboratory facilities with accessible workforce partnerships.
High school diploma, GED, or accredited secondary credential. Open access admissions with specialized criteria for professional allied health, nursing, and technical associate programs. TOEFL iBT 61+ or IELTS 6.0+ for international applicants whose secondary instruction was not in English. Rolling admissions for general programs; Priority fall admission February 1, 2027; Spring semester priority November 1, 2026.
ACEN-accredited pre-licensure registered nursing cohort featuring high-fidelity simulation hospital labs and clinical rotations at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center.
Upper-division four-year applied baccalaureate designed for technical supervisors, logistics leaders, and project directors across industrial engineering and regional logistics hubs.
Rigorous foundation in calculus, university physics, statics, and computer programming, articulated for seamless junior-year transfer to UNR or UNLV College of Engineering.
Comprehensive hands-on curriculum encompassing ethical hacking, Cisco network administration, Linux security configurations, and cloud defensive protocols.
Fieldwork-intensive science curriculum examining Sierra Nevada hydrology, Great Basin climate shifts, geographic information systems (GIS), and conservation ecology.
Mechatronics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), robotics, and CNC machining instruction aligned with northern Nevada's Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center manufacturing ecosystem.
Professor and Director of Nursing & Allied Health
Division of Nursing and Allied Health
Specializes in clinical simulation pedagogy, acute rural patient care outcomes, and NCLEX pre-licensure mastery among diverse non-traditional healthcare cohorts...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Physics and Engineering Science
Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Investigates computational celestial mechanics, observational astrophysics at the Jack C. Davis Observatory, and innovative engineering calculus instructional m...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Focuses on Great Basin plant genetics, arid riparian restoration ecology, and microbiological assays of high-desert soil microflora....
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