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Consumer Information and Student Right to Know

The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), as amended by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (HEOA), requires that postsecondary institutions participating in federal student aid programs make certain disclosures to enrolled and prospective students, parents, employees, and the public. This page contains a list of the required topics and links to the detailed information.

To obtain additional information, please call or email the appropriate office or visit the associated page.

General Information and Policies

Accreditation

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Complaint Process

Copyright Policies and Information

Faculty and Staff Directory

Misrepresentation: Wayne State College will not engage in substantial misrepresentation by having the College itself, one of its representatives, or any ineligible institution, organization, or person with whom the institution has an agreement to provide educational programs, marketing, advertising, recruiting or admissions services, make a substantial misrepresentation regarding the institution, including about the nature of its educational program, its financial charges, employability of its graduates, or its relationship with the Department of Education. Substantial misrepresentations are prohibited in all forms, including those made in any advertising, promotional materials, or in the marketing or sale of courses or programs of instruction offered by the College.

Privacy of Student Records − Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Technology Procedures

Voter Registration

Withdrawal Information

Textbook Information

To find textbooks for classes:

Visit the online catalog. Select the term, subject, course number, and course career. Uncheck the “Show Open Classes Only” checkbox and select "Search."

Choose the course section desired under "Section." On the “Class Detail” page, at the bottom, select “View Textbooks.” This link directs you to the WSC Bookstore and displays the course materials required (if any).

Financial Aid Information

Assistance Available from Federal, State, Local, and Institutional Programs

CARES Act Fund Distribution ReportsReports for distribution of funds from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

College ScorecardThe College Scorecard is an online tool created by the United States Department of Education for consumers to compare the cost and value of higher education institutions in the United States. 

Contact Information for Assistance in Obtaining Institutional or Financial Aid Information

Cost of Attendance

Disbursement for Books and Supplies

Entrance Loan Counseling for Student Borrowers

Student Data and Outcomes

Evaluation of Student Experiences: Graduating students are surveyed each year to gauge their insights on campus services and their own academic and social abilities. Read the current report (PDF).

Graduate Outcomes

Outcomes for Undergraduate Level

Outcomes for Graduate Level - Placement Data (below)

In-State Placement Rates for WSC Master's and Ed.S. Graduates - First Year After Graduation
Five-Year Average = Cohorts 2015-2019

Program Placement Rate
Business Administration (MBA) 76%
Counseling (MSE) 93.2%
Curriculum and Instruction (MSE) 88.8%
Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A./M.S.) N/A*
Organizational Management (MSOM) 70%
School Administration (Ed.S.) 95.7%
School Administration (MSE) 94.7%
Special Education (MSE) N/A*

*No data available
Source: Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Placement Dashboard

Intercollegiate Athletic Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data (Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act) (PDF)

Student Statistics (PDF), which includes:

  • Enrollment Summary
  • Enrollment by Class 
  • Enrollment – Full-time and Part-time
  • Dorm Occupancy
  • Gender and Ethnicity
  • Degrees Awarded (Undergraduate, Master's, and Ed.S.)
  • Summary of Undergraduate Degrees Awarded
  • Career Services Graduate Survey Summary (Job Placement Rates for Undergraduates)

Graduation, Transfer, and Retention Rates - Undergraduate Students

Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates: Four-Year Average Rates

  2013 2014 2015 2016 Four-Year Total
Cohort 690 680 630 578  2,578
Total completers within 150% 51% 53% 50% 51%  51%
Total transfer-out students 36% 34% 35% 31%  34%

Four-year average Student-Right-to-Know completion or graduation rate calculation: 51% (Total Completers within 150% / Adjusted Cohort) 

Four-year average Student-Right-to-Know transfer-out rate calculation: 34% (Total Transfer-Out Students / Adjusted Cohort) 

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2022-23

Retention Rates

For the cohort of all full‐time bachelor’s degreee‐seeking, undergraduate students who entered WSC as freshmen in Fall 2021 (or the preceding summer term), 72% were still enrolled in Fall 2022.

Source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment 2022-23

Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates: Fall 2016 Cohort (First‐Time, Full‐Time Undergraduate Students)

  Cohort Completers Within 150% Transfer-Outs Graduation Rate Transfer-Out Rate
Males
Non-resident alien 0 0 0 - -
Hispanic/Latino 23 5 6 22% 26%
American Indian 1 1 0 100% 0%
Asian 3 2 1 67% 33%
Black or African American 21 6 10 29% 48%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 - -
White 202 101 54 50% 27%
Two or more races 11 4 3 36% 27%
Unknown 0 0 0 - -
Total Males 261 119 74 46% 28%
 
Females
Non-resident alien 0 0 0 - -
Hispanic/Latino 26 8 14 31% 54%
American Indian 1 1 0 100% 0%
Asian 2 1 1 50% 50%
Black or African American 6 2 3 33% 50%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0 0 0 - -
White 271 161 81 59% 30%
Two or more races 10 3 4 30% 40%
Unknown 1 1 0 100% 0%
Total Females 317 177 103 56% 32%
 
Grand Total 578 296 177 51% 31%

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2022-23

Financial Aid Breakouts

  Cohort Completers Within 150% Transfer-Outs Graduation Rate Transfer-Out Rate
Received Pell Grant 228 94 78 41%  34%
Received Subsidized Stafford Loan - No Pell 111 51 35 46%  32%
Did not receive Pell OR Subsidized Stafford Loan 239 151 64 63% 27%
Grand Total 578 296 177 51% 31% 

Source: 2016 Cohort from IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey 2022‐23, IPEDS Financial Aid 2017-18 and Internal Financial Aid Records

Graduation Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid 

2012-2015 Cohorts

Men's Sports Women's Sports
Sport ASR Fed Rate Sport ASR Fed Rate
Baseball 78 52 Basketball 100 50
Basketball 75 35 Bowling -- --
CC/Track 74 63 CC/track 74 57
Fencing -- -- Crew/rowing -- --
Football 62 60 Fencing -- --
Golf -- 0 Field hockey -- --
Gymnastics -- -- Golf 50 25
Ice Hockey -- -- Gymnastics -- --
Lacrosse -- -- W. Ice Hockey -- --
Mixed Rifle -- -- Lacrosse -- --
Skiing -- -- Skiing -- --
Soccer -- -- Soccer 79 53
Swimming -- -- Softball 92 74
Tennis -- -- Swimming -- --
Volleyball -- -- Tennis -- --
Water Polo -- -- Volleyball 92 67
Wrestling -- -- Water Polo -- --
Men's Non-NCAA Sponsored Sports -- -- Women's Non-NCAA Sponsored Sports -- --

Retention and Graduation Rates - Graduate Students

Retention and Graduation Rates for All Graduate Programs

  2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Number in entering cohort 235 264 371
Percent returned in the next academic year 80% 88% 83%
Percent completed in 2 years or less 44% 34% 39%
Percent completed in 3 or 4 years 24% 35% 29%
Total completers in 4 years 68% 69% 69%

Rates based on Academic Year Cohort (not just entering Fall). Percentages include students returning in or completing any graduate degree-seeking program regardless of initial program.