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Is Flint Hills Technical College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Flint Hills Technical, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Flint Hills Technical lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $6,625 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $47,007, but the margin is not huge. For context, Flint Hills Technical's net price sits about 111% above the typical 2-year, public school and near the top of its sector range. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$15,976
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis significantly impacts your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $8,421 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $34,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$16,017
Median earnings 10 years out
$47,007
Median debt at graduation
$6,625
Graduation rate
68%
At Flint Hills Technical, a typical graduate carries about $6,625 in student debt and earns roughly $47,007 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $75 per month, or 2% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $5,207 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
73% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Flint Hills Technical is a two year school in Emporia, KS. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Flint Hills Technical
The median net price at Flint Hills Technical is $16,017 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
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