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Kansas City Kansas Community College

Kansas City, Kansas · Midsize city

15%
Transfer rate
$16,744
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$40,795
Median earnings

Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Kansas City, Kansas (midsize city setting), enrolling 3,319 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,319 undergradsMidsize cityNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third-most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas and the county seat of Wyandotte County. Kansas City can trace its origins back to the earlier city of Wyandotte (also called "Wyandotte City"), which was incorporated by an act of the Kansas Territorial legislature on January 29, 1859. In October 1872, "old" Kansas City, Kansas, was incorporated under its current name. Kansas City, Kansas, has a number of buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
419 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Kansas City (MCI) · major hub

How Kansas City Kansas Community College compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 29% · #33 of 45 in Kansas

First-year retention55%

Higher than 15%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$40,795

Higher than 71% · #18 of 42 in Kansas

Average net price$16,744

Cheaper than 44% · #36 cheapest of 46 in Kansas

Median debt at graduation$8,793

Lower than 67%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment3,319

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Kansas City Kansas 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

3,319undergrads
  • Women2,07563%
  • Men1,24437%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White35%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Asian4.1%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,319
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
28%
Median family income
$21,754
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$69,345
Endowment
$5,979,277

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 767 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Kansas81%
  • Other U.S. states19%

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

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
$3,210
Out-of-state tuition
$6,945
Room & board
$10,130
Books & supplies
$1,052
Total cost of attendance
$19,855
Average net price
$16,744

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
42%
First-year retention
55%
Transferred to another college
15%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,617
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$40,795
Median debt at graduation
$8,793
Students with federal loans
6%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
Low-income (Pell)
22%
First-generation
23%

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
258
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
8%
Housing charge (year)
$5,814
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
165 (87 men · 78 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 (5)

Soccer51
Baseball40
Basketball31
Softball24
Volleyball19

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
5
Property offenses (2022–2024)
25

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (5,014 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.

10reported offenses a year
1.7 violent a year8.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
5.3
Burglary
3.0
Fondling
1.0
Rape
0.3
Aggravated assault
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
$16,375
$30–48k
$16,358
$48–75k
$17,518
$75–110k
$17,987
$110k+

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.

38%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,253
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 38% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,253. 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 434 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)
$40,795
Typical debt at graduation
$8,793
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

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
$39,419
Men
$43,396

Men out-earn women by $3,977 (10%) 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
90°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
38.1″
Annual snow
11″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kansas City Downtown AP, MO US station (8.1 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.