Western Nevada College offers students an active campus environment, including quality intercollegiate athletics programs in men's baseball and women's softball. These programs focus on academic excellence while promoting the personal and athletic success of each student-athlete.

Students participating in the college's athletics program must be enrolled full-time for a minimum of 12 credits each semester and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all classes.

WNC is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association, Region XVIII, and competes in the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

Western Nevada College baseball players James Nygren, left, and Logan Parsley sign letters of intent to play at NCAA Division I universities in 2008. Nygren will play at Oregon State University and Parsley will play at the University of Nevada, Reno.