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The following table displays the type and number of AOS degrees awarded since they were
instituted:
Table 8-48 AOS Degree Awards 2003-2009
AOS Degrees Awarded 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Applied Technology 0 2 0 1 0 0
Auto Body Technology 4 2 0 4 3 0
Automotive Technology 3 3 2 2 2 3
Aviation Maintenance 0 0 4 2 2 3
Business Technology 2 1 1 2 0 1
Corporate Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cosmetology 0 0 4 1 1 0
Emergency Medical Tech 0 0 1 2 0 0
Information Technology 2 1 0 2 0 4
Powerline 0 0 0 4 4 1 4
TOTAL 11 9 12 20 12 25
A Lifetime of Learning
WNCC students demonstrate their value of lifelong learning by taking classes and by participating
in the many services the College provides. These services are offered to community members and
students of a variety of ages from childhood through their senior years.
Child Development Center and Youth Camps
In collaboration with Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska, the College operates a
10,086 square-foot on-site Child Development Center at the Scottsbluff campus. On-campus
childcare is available for the children of students attending credit and non-credit classes. The
facility, licensed by the State of Nebraska for a capacity of 114 children, was completed in August
1993 through a joint venture of Panhandle Community Services, the WNCC Foundation, the City of
Scottsbluff, and the College. In addition, the Sidney campus provides childcare for up to eight
children per semester in the Here We Grow Child Development Center located adjacent to the
Sidney campus. The children are dependents of either students or employees of the Sidney
campus. The childcare provided is in great demand, and it is also critical to some students who
would not otherwise be able to complete their educations without the assistance.
Since 2007, Youth Camps have been offered through a partnership between WNCC, Twin Cities
Economic Development, the Scottsbluff/Gering United Chamber of Commerce, the Area Health
Education Center, and a number of local employers. These camps, organized for young people
between kindergarten and twelfth grade, have been available in the summer months, as well as
throughout the school year at a variety of times. The College has created camps in seven areas
such as technology, health care, robotics, art, construction, babysitting, criminal justice, and
entrepreneurship. The camps enrolled more than 250 students between 2007 and 2009.
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