Western Nebraska Community College
The State Legislature formed the Western Technical Community College Area in 1973.  This included Nebraska Western College, Western Nebraska Technical College and the Alliance School of Practical Nursing. On July 1, 1978, the Area Board of Governors placed all three schools into a single college, with three campuses. July 1, 1988, the Board of Governors discontinued the separate campus names and changed the name of the college to Western Nebraska Community College.