Wayne State College
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- For other uses, see Wayne State University.
| Established | 1910 |
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| Type | Public |
| President | Dr. Richard Collings |
| Students | 3,356 |
| Location | Wayne, Nebraska, USA |
| Campus | Rural, 128 acres |
| Mascot | Wildcats |
| Website | www.wsc.edu |
Wayne State College is a four-year public college in the Nebraska State College System in Wayne, Nebraska. The current enrollment is 3,356.
The college opened as a State Normal School in 1910 after the State purchased the private Nebraska Normal College (established 1891).
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[edit] Academics
Wayne State offers 113 majors in four Schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Technology, Education and Counseling, and Natural and Social Sciences.
Wayne State also offers many classes at Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Nebraska.
[edit] Athletics
Wayne State offers 15 NCAA Division II sports and is a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The nickname is the Wildcats.
WSC offers Baseball, Men and Women's Basketball, Men and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men and Women's Golf, Women's Soccer, Softball, Men and Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, and Women's Volleyball.
The football team plays at Bob Cunningham Field and is coached by Dan McLaughlin, a former Nebraska assistant. The Wildcats had a 5-6 record in 2006.
[edit] Points of interest
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Byron Chamberlain -- NFL and Pro Bowl tight end
- Dana Childs -- Radio personality
- Lamart Cooper -- NCAA Division II 55-meter dash national champion, AFL wide receiver/defensive back
- Eric Dwight -- Actor and screenplay writer
- Hilda Neihardt -- History author and daughter of John G. Neihardt
- John G. Neihardt -- Poet of the American West
- Brad Ottis -- NFL defensive end/defensive tackle
- Brett Salisbury -- All-American Quarterback and model/actor
- Brian Wansink -- Cornell University Professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
- DaVarryl Williamson -- Quarterback and boxer
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