Career Programs at NWKTC

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College is Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $17,100 and the national average is $6,761.

Its tuition is much higher than national average of Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science program. The length of the program is 67 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 17 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	$17,100	$6,761	$2,200	67 Contact Hours	17 Months
2	Welding Technology/Welder	$8,550	$10,370	$2,050	44 Contact Hours	9 Months
3	Electrician	$17,100	$14,804	$4,600	68 Contact Hours	17 Months
4	Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	$17,100	$22,170	$5,050	68 Contact Hours	17 Months
5	Cloud Computing	$17,100	$17,100	$2,200	68 Contact Hours	17 Months
6	Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	$17,100	-	$1,900	68 Contact Hours	17 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Northwest Kansas Technical College is $17,100 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.

Northwest Kansas Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

37% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,696 (exclude student loans).

NWKTC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$17,100
Books & Supplies	$2,200
On-Campus Room & Board	$16,779
On-Campus Expenses	$11,254
Off-Campus Room & Board	$16,779
Off-Campus Expenses	$11,254
Average Financial Amount	$7,696

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Northwest Kansas Technical College offers 20 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, 393 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	3	0	56
Less than 1 Year Certificate	3	0	40
2 Years Certificate	14	1	164
Total	20	1	393

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

56 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
40 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
164 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
133 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	✕	27	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Medication Aide	✕	6	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	23	-
	Total	56

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✕	13	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	13	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	14	-
	Total	40

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✕	13	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Cloud Computing	✔	4	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	6	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	7	-
Electrician	✕	31	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	✕	19	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	26	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	18	-
	Total	164

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	✕	15	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Cloud Computing	✔	4	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	18	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	5	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	5	-
Electrician	✕	14	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	✕	17	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	10	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	13	-
Business [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	7	-
	Total	133

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 666 students are attending at Northwest Kansas Technical College. There are 31 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 40 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 70 (full-time) and 42 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Northwest Kansas Technical College is 52% and transfer-out rate is 14%. The retention rate is 84% at the school.

NWKTC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	666
Graduation Rate	52%
Number of Faculty	71
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

Student Population at NWKTC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 688 students enrolled into Northwest Kansas Technical College. By gender, 463 male and 225 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northwest Kansas Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Northwest Kansas Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	688	463	225
Full-time	374	291	83
Part-tme	314	172	142

There are 491 White (71.37%), 56 Black/African American (8.14%), 102 Hispanic (14.83%), and 140 students with other races attending Northwest Kansas Technical College. 16 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northwest Kansas Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	688	463	225
American Indian/Native American	10	8	2
Asian	0	0	0
Black/African American	56	43	13
Hispanic	102	68	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	491	325	166
Two More	12	9	3
Un-Known	0	0	0
Non-resident Alien	16	9	7

Northwest Kansas Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

43 students (6.25% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 183 students (26.60% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Northwest Kansas Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northwest Kansas Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	688
Enrolled Online Exclusively	43
Enrolled Some Online Courses	183
Not in Online Courses	462

By age range, at Northwest Kansas Technical College, 134 students are aged 20 to 24 (19.48% of total students), 446 students are aged below 20 (64.83%), 23 students are aged above 50 (4.94%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Northwest Kansas Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	688	463	225
Under 18	215	140	75
Age 18-19	231	172	59
Age 20-21	102	79	23
Age 22-24	32	22	10
Age 25-29	23	11	12
Age 30-34	11	5	6
Age 35-39	17	8	9
Age 40-49	34	14	20
Age 50-64	17	8	9
Over 64	6	4	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Northwest Kansas Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/2007 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Northwest Kansas Technical College.

1209 Harrison St, Goodland, KS

785-890-3641

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