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and tennis. However, budget woes in the early 1990s forced the college to eliminate round ball sports. CWC converted the scholarships offered to athletes into academic scholarships. At the same time, the college was serving a severely economically depressed population, and these dismal factors were reflected in the college's student body, which was primarily low-income, educationally disadvantaged, and older than average. The combination of limited resources, changing technology, traditional curricula, and a diverse, rural and disadvantaged student population with a high attrition rate presented the college's administration with enormous challenges.
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downtown bank. The first buildings on the new college campus - a library, science/classroom facility, and utility building - opened on
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experimental farm to CWC, which the college formally acquired four years later. The university had been donated the land in 1892, and used it for agricultural experiments until 1943. The 126-acre (0.51 km) property, located four miles (6.4 km) south of Lander, is now known as the Central
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college service area's economy, those programs went away and others - such as nursing, broadcasting, equine studies and computer networking - were established. Being a comprehensive community college, CWC offered non-credit community services courses and adult basic skills classes as well.
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further postponed college planning until 1960. The Wyoming Community College Commission in 1964 informed the planning groups in Fremont County that the location dispute would have to be resolved before the proposed college would receive its serious consideration.
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with families as well as single students. In 1979, the West Apartments were built. Also in the 1970s, the campus grew with the construction of a student activities building in 1973 and a vocational-technical building in 1978.
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for its two-year nursing program. In addition to undergraduate degrees, Central Wyoming College also offers various certifications, e.g. automotive technology, GIS, and welding. Central Wyoming College is accredited by the
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