Garden City Community College: Review & Facts

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Garden City Community College is a small two-year, public school with 1,915 students enrolled. This school was originated in 1919 and is the only college located in Garden City, Kansas.

Academic Offerings

Garden City Community College will give you the opportunity to get a 1-year certificate or associate's degree.

Majors
Offered

14

Garden City Community College deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and allows you to choose from 14 majors. The most popular concentrations are General Studies, Agriculture, Nursing, Automotive and Mechanic, and Cosmetology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. Nevertheless, if you anticipate to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Garden City Community College is relatively low at 65% (close to Kansas average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

65%

Fair

The graduation rate at Garden City Community College is low - 39%. About 29% of the school's undergraduate students transfer to other colleges.

Student to faculty ratio at Garden City Community College is pretty good - 13:1. Read more about faculty and instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition price is extremely low, about $2,500 a year. The additional fees at Garden City Community College not covered by tuition are approximately $1,700; this totals $4,200 annually.

Read the details about Garden City Community College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

The college will consider accepting your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) earned prior to admission.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Garden City Community College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (620) 276-7611 or check Garden City Community College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Garden City Community College offers a distance education program.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Garden City Community College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

Safety
Grade

C-

Unsafe

Garden City Community College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates about 600 students, which provides a reasonable on-campus housing option. The room price is relatively low -- around $3,200 a year.

Based on the college crime data, Garden City Community College appears to be a relatively safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Garden City Community College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Garden City Community College
801 Campus Dr
Garden City, Kansas
67846-6333, USA