Education at Western Wyoming Community College

If you plan to study education, take a look at what Western Wyoming Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and has a total student population of 2,776.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

WWCC Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at WWCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WWCC does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

WWCC Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at WWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Western Wyoming Community College.

WWCC Education Associate’s Program

89% Women

37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of education associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at WWCC are white. Around 58% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. WWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with a associate's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Wyoming Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	12
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WY, the home state for Western Wyoming Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Teacher Assistants	3,610	$31,310
Elementary School Teachers	2,600	$58,940
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
Middle School Teachers	1,120	$60,750
Preschool Teachers	820	$32,610

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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