Established in 1867, the Nebraska State College System is the governing body for Nebraska's three public colleges (

Chadron State College Chadron State College is a public college in Chadron, Nebraska, US. It is one of three public colleges in the Nebraska State College System. It has open admission and an acceptance rate of 100%. According to College Factual, it has a six-year g ...

Peru State College Peru State College is a public college in Peru, Nebraska. Founded by members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1865, making it the first and oldest institution of higher education in Nebraska, it underwent several name changes before receiving ...

, and

Wayne State College Wayne State College is a public college in Wayne, Nebraska. It is part of the Nebraska State College System and enrolls 4,202 students. The college opened as a public normal school in 1910 after the state purchased the private Nebraska Normal Co ...

) that are not part of the

University of Nebraska System The University of Nebraska system is the public university system in the United States, U.S. state of Nebraska. Founded in 1869 with one campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, Lincoln, the system has four university campuses and operates a two-year techni ...

. Chadron State College, Peru State College, and Wayne State College, along with the System Office and the Board of Trustees constitute the Nebraska State College System.

Colleges

Chadron State College

Located in Chadron, it is the only four-year and graduate-degree granting college in western Nebraska.

Peru State College

Located in Peru, Nemaha County. It was founded in 1865, making it the first and oldest college in Nebraska.

Wayne State College

Located in Wayne, it has the highest enrollment of the system, with 4,202 students in 2022.

Board of Trustees

*Jess Zeiss - Chair *John Chaney - Vice Chair *Gary Bieganski *Bob Engles *Carter "Cap" Peterson *Marjean Terrell *Matt Blomstedt - ''ex officio'', Nebraska Commissioner of Education *Sullivan Jones, Chadron State Student Trustee *Matthew Leininger, Peru State Student Trustee *Brett Hilbers, Wayne State Student Trustee

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