Seward County Community College is a public community college located in Liberal, KS. It offers 54 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Seward County Community College is $3,872 for Kansas residents and $5,056 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).

The school has 1,663 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 260 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 Seward County 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 - SCCC
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,872$5,056
Books & Supplies$1,460
On-Campus Living Costs$11,574
Off-Campus Living Costs$13,916
Average Financial Aid$3,286
Cost of Attendance$16,906$18,090
After Financial Aid$13,620$14,804
SCCC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Seward County Community College$3,872$5,056
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

Seward County 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 ProgramsNOT OFFERED2NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2826NOT 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
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist26 completers
 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Metallurgical Technology/Technician4 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Technology/Technician6 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician5 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 134 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Science Technologies/Technicians program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 28 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training28 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,663 students at Seward County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 685 male students and 979 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
Total1,664683981
Male Students685282403
Female Students979401578

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,663 total students, 583 students enrolled through distance learning (260 students enrolled exclusively and 323 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,663
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses260
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses323
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,080

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1801 N. Kansas Ave., Liberal, KS
Phone620-624-1951
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,872
Out-of-State$5,056
Student Population »1,663 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »38%
Transfer-out Rate10%
Retention Rate60% (Full-time)
44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,286
Students to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)