Wyoming Catholic College


Wyoming Catholic College is a private, Catholic liberal arts college in Lander, Wyoming. WCC is the only private four-year institution of higher education in the state. It is endorsed by The Newman Guide to Choosing a Catholic College.
Wyoming Catholic College does not participate in federal student aid programs, in order to avoid U.S. Department of Education regulations college leaders see as contradictory to Catholic teaching.

Accreditation

WCC is one of the newest colleges in the United States, admitting its first class in 2007 and graduating them in the spring of 2011. WCC was granted Institutional Preaccreditation status by the American Academy for Liberal Education on September 1, 2010, and achieved candidate status by the Higher Learning Commission. WCC received final accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission on November 15, 2018.

Academics

Because it offers a four-year, integrated, Great Books curriculum, Wyoming Catholic College has no majors, minors, specialized degrees or graduate programs; it awards graduating students the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts. As of fall 2019, there were over 170 students enrolled.
In the spring of 2016, Wyoming Catholic College became the second college in the nation to accept the Classic Learning Test as an alternative to the SAT and ACT for college admissions.
The curriculum was designed to give students a general liberal arts education through a study of the Great Books. Courses include Humanities, Theology, Philosophy, Math/Science, Fine Arts, Latin, Trivium, and Leadership.
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Student conduct policies and rejection of federal funding

Wyoming Catholic College is one of a small number of American religious colleges that forgo federal funding including Title IV federal financial aid for students, “citing concerns about federal rules on birth control and same-sex marriage," per the New York Times. However, this decision has excited controversy since declining federal funds also exempts the College from being required to follow Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, and the Clery Act.