Public · Community college

Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, Kansas · Remote town

#3 best value in Kansas
14%
Transfer rate
$4,068
Avg net price
35%
Grad / completion
$45,427
Median earnings

Dodge City Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Dodge City, Kansas (remote town setting), enrolling 1,106 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,106 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City is a city in and the county seat of Ford County, Kansas, United States. The first settlement in the area that became Dodge City was Fort Mann, built by civilians in 1847. The fort was built to provide protection for travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. Fort Mann collapsed in 1848 after an attack by Natives. Two galleries support an arts community in the city. Located in the original public library building, The Carnegie Center for the Arts provides gallery space to local artists and houses the Dodge City Arts Council. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
148 miles to Wichita, KS
To the ocean
624 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Dodge City (DDC)

How Dodge City Community College compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 20% · #37 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention55%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,427

Higher than 84% · #9 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$4,068

Cheaper than 94% · #3 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$8,800

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,106

Larger than 74%

Percentiles compare Dodge City Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Kansas.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

1,106undergrads
  • Women45841%
  • Men64859%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White27%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic51%
  • Asian0.7%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,106
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
16%
Median family income
$29,273
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$57,339
Endowment
$3,093,826

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 592 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Kansas65%
  • Other U.S. states35%

A regional draw: about 61% of first-years come from Kansas, the rest from elsewhere.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,650
Out-of-state tuition
$5,850
Room & board
$7,850
Total cost of attendance
$10,189
Average net price
$4,068

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
35%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,682
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,427
Median debt at graduation
$8,800
Students with federal loans
16%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
46%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
35%
Low-income (Pell)
24%
First-generation
22%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
370
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
33%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
407 (251 men · 156 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)89
Football87
Soccer51
Other Sports35
Baseball34
Basketball28
Rodeo25
Softball22
Golf20
Volleyball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (1,655 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$2,072
$30–48k
$3,747
$48–75k
$4,490
$75–110k
$8,617
$110k+
$9,120

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

46%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,098
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 46% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,098. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 342 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$45,427
Typical debt at graduation
$8,800
Debt vs. one year's pay
19%
Out-earn a HS grad
51%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$38,742
Men
$51,594

Men out-earn women by $12,852 (33%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
22″
Annual snow
19.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dodge City, KS US station (3.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.