Private nonprofit · Community college

Summit Christian College

Gering, Nebraska · Remote town

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Transfer rate
Avg net price
25%
Grad / completion
Median earnings

Summit Christian College is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Gering, Nebraska (remote town setting), enrolling 21 undergraduates. It has a Churches of Christ religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 21 undergradsRemote townSelective · 42% admitCold wintersSnowy

About Gering, Nebraska

Gering is a city in and the county seat of Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States, in the Panhandle region of the state. Gering was officially founded on March 7, 1887, being located at the base of the bluff that is now the center of Scotts Bluff National Monument. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
665 miles
Nearest airport
5 miles to Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig (BFF)

How Summit Christian College compares

Selectivity41.7%

More selective than 89%

Graduation rate25%

Higher than 8% · #15 of 17 in Nebraska

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Student–faculty ratio3 : 1

Lower than 99%

Undergraduate enrollment21

Larger than 4%

Percentiles compare Summit Christian 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 Nebraska.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White95%
  • Other or multiracial4.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
21
Student–faculty ratio
3 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$35,947
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$36,324

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,278
Room & board
$8,096
Books & supplies
$300
Total cost of attendance
Average net price

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

Admissions

Admission rate
41.7%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
25%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
37
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
100%+
Housing charge (year)
$2,100
Application fee
$35

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%.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
15°F
Annual rain
15.6″
Annual snow
39.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Scottsbluff 1E, NE US station (3.1 mi from campus).

What Summit Christian College graduates study — and earn

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.