Top Kansas Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 35 top community colleges located throughout Kansas (26 public colleges and 9 private colleges), serving 85,102 students.
- For Kansas community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,503 per year for in-state students and $4,523 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,710 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Kansas community colleges have a diversity score of 0.46, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 28% (majority Hispanic and Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 27:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(KS) School Average
American Indian
1%
Asian
2%
Hispanic
9%
Black
8%
White
72%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
4%
Top Kansas Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 245 NE 30th Road
Great Bend, KS 67530
(620)792-2701 5,292 students - Brown Mackie College-Kansas CityPrivate, for profit9705 Lenexa Dr.
Lenexa, KS 66215
(913)768-1900 458 students - Brown Mackie College-SalinaPrivate, for profit2106 South 9th Street
Salina, KS 67401
(785)825-5422 452 students - Bryan University (Topeka)Private, for profit1527 SW Fairlawn Rd
Topeka, KS 66604
(785)272-0889 63 students - Central Christian College of KansasPrivate, non-profit1200 S Main
Mcpherson, KS 67460
(620)241-0723 1,165 students - 2221 Campus Dr
Concordia, KS 66901
(785)243-1435 2,052 students - 400 W 11th St
Coffeyville, KS 67337
(620)251-7700 1,608 students - 606 W Main
Highland, KS 66035
(785)442-6000 3,217 students - 1057 West College Avenue
Independence, KS 67301
(620)331-4100 945 students - 12345 College Blvd
Overland Park, KS 66210
(913)469-8500 19,429 students - 7250 State Ave
Kansas City, KS 66112
(913)334-1100 6,198 students - 3136 Dickens Ave
Manhattan, KS 66503
(785)587-2800 766 students - National American University-Overland ParkPrivate, for profit10310 Mastin
Overland Park, KS 66212
(913)981-8700 382 students - National American University-WichitaPrivate, for profit7309 East 21st Street North Suite G-40
Wichita, KS 67206
(316)448-5400 259 students - 3033 US Highway 24
Beloit, KS 67420
(785)738-2276 819 students - 1501 W Riley St
Atchison, KS 66002
(913)367-6204 289 students - 1209 Harrison St
Goodland, KS 67735
(785)890-3641 647 students - Pinnacle Career Institute-LawrencePrivate, for profit1601 W 23rd Street, Suite 200
Lawrence, KS 66046
(785)841-9640 113 students - 1801 N. Kansas Ave.
Liberal, KS 67901
(620)417-1000 1,925 students - 4004 N Webb Rd. Bldg 100
Wichita, KS 67226
(316)677-9400 3,373 students
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