Independence Community College

1057 West College Avenue
Independence, KS 67301-0708

Tel: (620)331-4100

Independence Community College provides quality higher education, lifelong learning, economic development, cultural enrichment and global awareness for its community through transfer, technical, community and college preparatory education programs.

School Highlights

Independence Community College serves 945 students (57% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the state community college average of 27:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 28%.
Independence Community College is one of 2 community colleges within Montgomery County, KS.
The nearest community college is Coffeyville Community College (12.50 miles away).

	Independence Community College	(KS) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	Less than 2 yrs	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	53 staff	62 staff

The student population of 945 has declined by 22% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.38 is less than the state average of 0.46. The school's diversity has grown by 15% over five years.

Total Enrollment	945 students	1,551 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	27:1

# Full-Time Students	537 students	653 students

# Part-Time Students	408 students	898 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	-	299

% American Indian/Alaskan	5%	1%

% Asian	-	2%

% Hispanic	5%	9%

% Black	6%	8%

% White	78%	72%

% Two or more races	3%	2%

% Non Resident races	2%	2%

% Unknown races	1%	4%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.38	0.46

College Completion Rate	27%	36%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$28,300	$34,000

The public in-state tuition of $3,376 is less than the state average of $3,503. The in-state tuition has grown by 40% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $4,656 is more than the state average of $4,523. The out-state tuition has grown by 26% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$3,376	$3,503

Out-State Tuition Fees	$4,656	$4,523

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	94%	90%

Median Debt for Graduates	$3,980	$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$2,789	$5,454

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Independence Community College (ICC) is located south of Independence, Kansas, on 68 acres of beautiful rolling grounds. Independence, a city of 11,000 population located in southeastern Kansas, is the county seat of Montgomery County. The ICC campus is part of the area's civic and cultural excellence. ICC is an educational service center for communities in the Southeast Kansas area. It attracts students from not only area high schools but also from out-of-state and from several foreign countries. Thousands of students have attended ICC since it was founded in 1925 as grades 13 and 14 of the Independence public school system. Until 1970 the students attended classes in the senior high school buildings. The 68-acre campus includes the Academic Building, Fine Arts Building, Student Union, Cessna Learning Center, Field House, Administration Building, parking lots, athletic and physical education practice fields, a lake, and a 96-bed multi-structure living center complex, as well as a new 200 bed residence hall. The ICC School of Cosmetology, Adult Basic Education, and the Safety, Health and Wellness offices are located off-campus at the Downtown Learning Center in the Independence Corporate Office Building in downtown Independence.