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.
Northwest Kansas Technical College was awarded 17 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is automobile/automotive mechanics technology/technician.
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Out of the 47 colleges in Kansas, NWKTC is ranked at #12.
NWKTC was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Northwest Kansas Technical College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at NWKTC it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Northwest Kansas Technical College is 43%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Northwest Kansas Technical College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 676 undergraduates at NWKTC with 372 being full-time and 304 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,331 | $11,722 | $14,155 | $16,149 | $17,381 |
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 NWKTC, 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 NWKTC, approximately 89% of students took out student loans averaging $6,510 a year. That adds up to $26,040 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NWKTC is 6.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for NWKTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1209 Harrison St, Goodland, KS 67735 |
| Phone: | 785-890-3641 |
| Website: | www.nwktc.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, 226 students took at least one online class at Northwest Kansas Technical College. This is an increase from the 98 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 226 | 43 |
| 2019-2020 | 98 | 10 |
| 2018-2019 | 82 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 67 | 14 |
| 2016-2017 | 93 | 4 |
Learn more about online learning at Northwest Kansas Technical College.
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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