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Central Wyoming College is a public institution located in Riverton, Wyoming. Riverton is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Central Wyoming College?

Contact details for CWC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2660 Peck Avenue, Riverton, WY 82501
Phone:	800-735-8418
Website:	www.cwc.edu

How Do I Get Into CWC?

You can apply to CWC online at: https://www.cwc.edu/apply/

Central Wyoming College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Central Wyoming College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CWC, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $4,153 a year. That adds up to $16,612 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CWC is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Central Wyoming College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,770 undergraduate students at CWC, with 586 being full-time and 1,184 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 586 full-time undergraduates at CWC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Wyoming College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	306
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Over 7 countries are represented at CWC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Turkey, Serbia, and Canada.

Online Learning at Central Wyoming College

In 2020-2021, 839 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CWC has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of CWC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Wyoming College was 3.9%. This is the #1,155 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CWC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.