Garden City Community College is a public community college located in Garden City, KS. It offers 39 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Garden City Community College is $3,630 for Kansas residents and $4,200 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).

The school has 1,914 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 401 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Garden City Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,630$4,200
Books & Supplies$420
On-Campus Living Costs$14,564
Off-Campus Living Costs$16,889
Average Financial Aid$3,931
Cost of Attendance$18,614$19,184
After Financial Aid$14,683$15,253
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Garden City Community College$3,630$4,200
Public Community Colleges in Kansas$5,170$5,951
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Garden City Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs41NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2415NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine TechnologyNOT OFFERED 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations11 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Food Products Processing21 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist14 completers
 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 252 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 33 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police Science NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology3 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician5 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder15 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Home Health Aide/Home AttendantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training26 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,914 students at Garden City Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 885 male students and 1,077 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,9621,017945
Male Students885511374
Female Students1,077506571

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,914 total students, 872 students enrolled through distance learning (401 students enrolled exclusively and 471 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,914
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses401
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses471
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,042

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Garden City Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address801 Campus Dr, Garden City, KS
Phone620-276-7611
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,630
Out-of-State$4,200
Student Population »1,914 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »42%
Transfer-out Rate18%
Retention Rate65% (Full-time)
30% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,931
Students to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)