by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Independence Community College was awarded 20 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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Independence Community College is ranked #1,795 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Independence Community College also holds the #34 spot on the Best Colleges in Kansas ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Independence Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Independence Community College, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Independence Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Independence Community College this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 798 undergraduates at Independence Community College with 412 being full-time and 386 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,146 | $5,049 | $9,412 | $10,172 | $10,041 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Independence Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Independence Community College, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $3,784 a year. That adds up to $15,136 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Independence Community College is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Independence Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1057 West College Avenue, Independence, KS 67301-0708 |
| Phone: | 620-331-4100 |
| Website: | www.indycc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 401 students took at least one online class at Independence Community College. This is an increase from the 331 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 401 | 106 |
| 2019-2020 | 331 | 151 |
| 2018-2019 | 350 | 123 |
| 2017-2018 | 275 | 99 |
| 2016-2017 | 378 | 81 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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