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Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, Kansas · Distant town

17%
Transfer rate
$6,727
Avg net price
53%
Grad / completion
$43,470
Median earnings

Hutchinson Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Hutchinson, Kansas (distant town setting), enrolling 3,039 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,039 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson is the largest city in and the county seat of Reno County, Kansas, United States, and located along the Arkansas River. Hutchinson later founded the Reno County Bank in 1873, and by 1878 had erected the state's first water mill at Hutchinson. Hutchinson is home to the Prairie Dunes Country Club, a golf course frequently ranked among the best golf courses in the U.S. and has hosted several United States Golf Association national championship tournaments. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
42 miles to Wichita, KS
To the ocean
598 miles
Nearest airport
39 miles to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National (ICT)

How Hutchinson Community College compares

Graduation rate53%

Higher than 41% · #24 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention68%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,470

Higher than 80% · #11 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$6,727

Cheaper than 83% · #9 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$9,773

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment3,039

Larger than 86%

Percentiles compare Hutchinson 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

3,039undergrads
  • Women1,74858%
  • Men1,29142%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Black6.5%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial21%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,039
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$30,354
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,508
Endowment
$13,840,993

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 856 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Kansas87%
  • Other U.S. states11%
  • International2.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Hutchinson Community College draws overwhelmingly from Kansas.

3% came from outside the U.S. 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
$3,540
Out-of-state tuition
$4,770
Room & board
$7,374
Books & supplies
$1,000
Total cost of attendance
$14,858
Average net price
$6,727

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
53%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
17%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,892
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,470
Median debt at graduation
$9,773
Students with federal loans
12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
53%
Low-income (Pell)
28%
First-generation
28%

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
528
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Housing charge (year)
$3,300
Meal plan (year)
$3,530
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
308 (201 men · 107 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 (8)

Football111
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)71
Baseball31
Basketball28
Soccer22
Softball20
Volleyball18
Golf7

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
11

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (5,119 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.

5.3reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.0
Rape
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.7
Fondling
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
$5,584
$30–48k
$5,642
$48–75k
$7,156
$75–110k
$10,758
$110k+
$12,772

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.

71%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,550
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 71% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,550. 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 704 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)
$43,470
Typical debt at graduation
$9,773
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 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
$39,453
Men
$47,836

Men out-earn women by $8,383 (21%) 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
19°F
Annual rain
32.9″
Annual snow
6.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.85.5JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hutchinson, KS US station (1.6 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.