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May 09 2025
12:00 PM Carson City Campus

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May 09 2025
07:30 PM Carson City Community Center

Let the irrepressible joy of this beautiful love story capture your heart......

May 10 2025
07:30 PM Carson City Community Center

Let the irrepressible joy of this beautiful love story capture your heart......

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Professor Profiles

A Gallery of Faculty

The Professor Profiles section features WNC's faculty, their educational backgrounds, research interests, and key milestones. It's a narrative that unfolds through degrees earned, research projects undertaken, and the scholarly path they've paved. This gallery is an on-going project, stay tuned! 

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Explore WNC's Programs

Whether you're attending Western Nevada College for the first time or returning to retool for Nevada's evolving job market, we have degrees and programs designed to help you achieve your goals. Our transfer degrees allow you to complete the first two years of a bachelor's degree in various majors, all for a fraction of the cost of a university. Plus, our professional and applied technology programs offer the skills and industry credentials you need to launch a new career in as little as eight weeks.

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Professional Development

Certification & Licensing Preparation

Students can earn an industry-recognized certification in as little as 8 weeks, enabling them to enter the workforce above entry level. Our certification and licensing preparation programs are designed to equip students for state or other certified licensing exams. WNC will issue a certificate of completion upon successful completion of the course, unless otherwise noted.

Certifications & Licensing Programs

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Transfer to a Four-Year University

WNC Has the Credits You Need

At WNC, students can complete the first two years of a bachelor’s degree and transfer to a four-year college or university with junior status. Students can choose a course of study that allows them to complete some or all of the lower division requirements for a four-year degree at many colleges and universities, including the University of Nevada, Reno; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Nevada State College; and institutions in other states.

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