Former names | Nebraska Normal College (1891–1909)
[1] Nebraska State Normal College (1910–1921) Nebraska State Normal College and Teachers College (1921–1949) Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne (1949–1963) [2] |
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Type | Public college |
Established | 1910 |
President | Marysz Rames |
Students | 4,202 |
Location | , U.S. |
Campus | Rural, 128 acres (52 ha) |
Colors | Black and gold |
Nickname | Wildcats |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – NSIC |
Website |
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Wayne State College (WSC) is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal College (established 1891). The State Normal College became State Normal School and Teacher's College in 1921. This was changed to Nebraska State Teachers College at Wayne in 1949 and the present name was adopted in 1963. [3]
Wayne State offers 130 different programs of study in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences. Wayne State also offers classes at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska and through a satellite college in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
Wayne State athletic teams are the Wildcats. The college is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) in all sports since the 1999–2000 academic year. The Wildcats previously competed in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1976–77 to 1988–89; as well as in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) as a provisional member during the 1989–90 school year.