Wayne State College

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Wayne State College
Established	1910
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).

Contents 1 Academics 2 Athletics 3 Points of interest 4 Notable Alumni 5 External links

[edit] Academics

Wayne State offers 90 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 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

• Wayne State College Arboretum

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Byron Chamberlain -- NFL and Pro Bowl tight end
• Dana Childs -- Radio personality^{[citation needed]}
• Lamart Cooper -- NCAA Division II 55-meter dash national champion,[1] former AFL wide receiver/defensive back [2]
• Eric Dwight -- Actor and screenplay writer^{[citation needed]}
• Hilda Neihardt -- History author and daughter of John G. Neihardt
• John G. Neihardt -- Poet of the American West
• Brad Ottis -- Former NFL defensive end/defensive tackle [3] [4]
• Brett Salisbury -- All-American Quarterback and model/actor
• Kevin Swayne -- AFL and NFL wide receiver
• Brian Wansink -- Cornell University Professor and author of Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think
• DaVarryl Williamson -- Quarterback and boxer^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• WSC Official website

	Nebraska State College System
	Chadron State • Peru State • Wayne State

Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
Bemidji State • Concordia Saint Paul • Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota State Moorhead • Northern State • Southwest Minnesota State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State