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Most affordable community colleges in Kansas

24 community colleges in Kansas report net price data, ranging from $2,940 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $9,614. Kansas's community colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Kansas

$9,614

National median for community colleges

$6,359

community colleges reporting in Kansas

24

The most affordable community colleges in Kansas, ranked by net price

1

Fort Scott Community College

KS

Net price

$2,940

Receive grant aid

99%

2

Dodge City Community College

KS

Net price

$5,927

Receive grant aid

65%

3

Salina Area Technical College

KS

Net price

$6,045

Receive grant aid

60%

4

Coffeyville Community College

KS

Net price

$6,330

Receive grant aid

94%

5

Hutchinson Community College

KS

Net price

$6,456

Receive grant aid

89%

6

Independence Community College

KS

Net price

$6,956

Receive grant aid

95%

7

Colby Community College

KS

Net price

$6,975

Receive grant aid

85%

8

Cowley County Community College

KS

Net price

$7,165

Receive grant aid

91%

9

Net price

$7,760

Receive grant aid

82%

10

Seward County Community College

KS

Net price

$9,033

Receive grant aid

58%

11

Pratt Community College

KS

Net price

$9,147

Receive grant aid

92%

12

Labette Community College

KS

Net price

$9,247

Receive grant aid

90%

13

Highland Community College

KS

Net price

$9,980

Receive grant aid

66%

14

Neosho County Community College

KS

Net price

$10,285

Receive grant aid

95%

15

Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

KS

Net price

$10,356

Receive grant aid

65%

16

Garden City Community College

KS

Net price

$10,633

Receive grant aid

83%

17

Manhattan Area Technical College

KS

Net price

$10,724

Receive grant aid

46%

18

Cloud County Community College

KS

Net price

$11,174

Receive grant aid

71%

19

Net price

$11,329

Receive grant aid

85%

20

Kansas City Kansas Community College

KS

Net price

$13,563

Receive grant aid

69%

21

Johnson County Community College

KS

Net price

$13,949

Receive grant aid

53%

22

Flint Hills Technical College

KS

Net price

$15,976

Receive grant aid

82%

23

Net price

$16,417

Receive grant aid

81%

24

North Central Kansas Technical College

KS

Net price

$16,785

Receive grant aid

78%

What makes a school affordable here

In Kansas, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At Fort Scott Community College, the most affordable on this list, 99% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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