Independence Community College is a public community college located in Independence, KS. It offers 33 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Independence Community College is $4,440 for Kansas residents and $4,650 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).

The school has 809 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 171 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 16 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 Independence 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$4,440$4,650
Books & Supplies$816
On-Campus Living Costs$9,300
Off-Campus Living Costs$8,800
Average Financial Aid$4,733
Cost of Attendance$14,556$14,766
After Financial Aid$9,823$10,033
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Independence Community College$4,440$4,650
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

Independence 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 Programs26NOT OFFERED
Total Programs924NOT 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 Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist9 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 52 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)12 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 809 students at Independence Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 432 male students and 469 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
Total901453448
Male Students432267165
Female Students469186283

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 809 total students, 511 students enrolled through distance learning (171 students enrolled exclusively and 340 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment809
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses171
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses340
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses298

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1057 West College Avenue, Independence, KS
Phone620-331-4100
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,440
Out-of-State$4,650
Student Population »809 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »22%
Transfer-out Rate40%
Retention Rate44% (Full-time)
43% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,733
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)