Colby Community College

Colby Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Colby, KS. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $5,736 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 1,380 and it offers 18 programs(14 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Colby Community College is $5,736 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Colby Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
60% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,955 (exclude student loans).
Colby CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$5,736
Average Financial Amount$4,955

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Colby Community College offers 18 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 398 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Colby Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate2024
Less than 1 Year Certificate7085
2 Years Certificate9058
Total180398

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 24 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 85 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 58 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 231 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 24 completers-
Medication Aide2-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide22-
Total24
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 64 completers-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management0-
Veterinary Office Management/Administration64-
Engineering Technology [+] 19 completers-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician19-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician0-
Wind Energy Technology/Technician0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 1 completers-
Criminal Justice and Corrections1-
Business [+] 1 completers-
Accounting1-
Total85
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 8 completers-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management8-
Livestock Management0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences0-
Engineering Technology [+] 17 completers-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician10-
Wind Energy Technology/Technician7-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 32 completers-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training32-
Business [+] 1 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Accounting and Business/Management1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science0-
Total58
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] 29 completers-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management6-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management4-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant19-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] 0 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] 162 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies162-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] 3 completers-
Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 37 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist0-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant17-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse20-
Business [+] 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science0-
Total231

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,380 students are attending at Colby Community College. There are 48 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 4 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 111 (full-time) and 19 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Colby Community College is 46% and transfer-out rate is 17%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.
Colby CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population1,380
Graduation Rate46%
Number of Faculty52
Student to Faculty Ratio19 to 1

Student Population at Colby CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,317 students enrolled into Colby Community College. By gender, 399 male and 918 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Colby Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Colby Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,317399918
Full-time576201375
Part-tme741198543
There are 1,004 White (76.23%), 40 Black/African American (3.04%), 22 Hispanic (1.67%), 11 Asian (0.84%), and 262 students with other races attending Colby Community College. 38 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Colby Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,317399918
American Indian/Native American404
Asian1138
Black/African American402119
Hispanic22418
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White1,004262742
Two More1163383
Un-Known825626
Non-resident Alien382018
Colby Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
452 students (34.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 311 students (23.61% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Colby Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Colby Community College
Number of Students
Total1,317
Enrolled Online Exclusively452
Enrolled Some Online Courses311
Not in Online Courses554
By age range, at Colby Community College, 333 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.28% of total students), 681 students are aged below 20 (51.71%), 49 students are aged above 50 (4.10%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Colby Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,317399918
Under 18297111186
Age 18-19384124260
Age 20-2121675141
Age 22-2411715102
Age 25-291062086
Age 30-34681850
Age 35-39451629
Age 40-49351025
Age 50-6427621
Over 6422418

Directory and Accreditation Information

Colby Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1972 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Colby Community College.

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