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Northwest Kansas Technical College Data & Information Overview

17 awards Ranking Badges
7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Northwest Kansas Technical College Ranked?

#12 Best Colleges in KS
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In 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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Overall Quality

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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Is It Hard to Get Into NWKTC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

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Northwest Kansas Technical College Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
43% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  43 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Northwest Kansas Technical College

84% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  84 out of 100
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100

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Northwest Kansas Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

372 Full-Time Undergraduates
30.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
28.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 676 undergraduates at NWKTC with 372 being full-time and 304 being part-time.

How Much Does Northwest Kansas Technical College Cost?

$11,779 Net Price
89% Take Out Loans
$26,040 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of NWKTC is $11,779. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for NWKTC

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do NWKTC Graduates Make?

$36,776 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from NWKTC make around $36,776 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 13% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Northwest Kansas Technical College

Kansas State
372 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Goodland, Kansas, Northwest Kansas Technical College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Goodland is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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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/

Northwest Kansas Technical College Majors

14 Majors With Completions
124 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Northwest Kansas Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at NWKTC

33% Take At Least One Class Online
6% Take All Classes Online

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.

Notes and References

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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