Garden City Community College
Garden City Community College is a public community college in Garden City, Kansas. It was established in 1919 to provide a means for post-secondary education for area residents. The school initially shared facilities in Sabine Hall and Calkins Hall in the 100 block of Buffalo Jones Avenue with Garden City High School and opened with a first class of less than three dozen students. The college moved to the then-new Garden City High School building in 1954. The Kansas Legislature passed the Community College Act in 1965, authorizing establishment of 22 independent colleges including GCCC. Today GCCC is one of 19 Kansas community colleges.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $10,047
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,591
- Graduation rate (150%): 50%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 35%
- Student to faculty ratio: 15:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $41,704
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,511
- Median earnings (6 years): $34,493
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, remote
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Garden City, KS
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Garden City Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant, Licensed Practical.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (276 associate)
- Nursing Assistant (184 bachelor's)
- Licensed Practical (23 bachelor's)
- Agricultural and Food Products Processing (40 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (36 bachelor's)
- Agricultural Production Operations (35 bachelor's)
- Cosmetology (18 bachelor's)
- Carpentry (18 bachelor's)
- Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment (16 associate)
- Home Health Aide (16 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 6%, Computer Science 2%, Health 92%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Garden City Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,672 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $6,672
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,191
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,191
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $10,633
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $12,430
- In-state tuition and fees: $3,750
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $4,320
- Books and supplies: $420
- On-campus room and board: $6,800
- Off-campus room and board: $9,547
- Off-campus with family: $8,187
- Typical cost of attendance: $15,071
- Sticker vs net gap: 33%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 29%
- Federal loan recipients: 11%
- Average institutional grant: $2,804
- Average federal loan: $5,174
- Median debt at graduation: $6,500
Admissions
Garden City Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,591
- Women: 57%
- Commuter share (estimated): 83%
- Part-time undergraduates: 26%
- Age 25 and older: 12%
- Graduation rate: 50%
- Come back after freshman year: 67%
- First-generation: 48%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 64%
- Student to faculty: 15:1
- Professor salary: $73,183
- Associate professor salary: $63,024
- Assistant professor salary: $63,310
- On-campus housing capacity: 450
- Meal plan meals per week: 19
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Garden City Community College acceptance rate? Garden City Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Garden City Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,672 a year after aid. Average net price is $10,047.
What majors does Garden City Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant, Licensed Practical, Agricultural and Food Products Processing, Welding Technology.
What is the average salary after Garden City Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $41,704 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Garden City Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 35% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 50%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Garden City Community College official site: https://www.gcccks.edu.