Garden City Community College offers 39 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 major programs - 4 Certificate and 1 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $3,630 for Kansas residents and $4,200 for out-of-state students.

Total 401 students out of total 1,914 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 85 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Garden City Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameGarden City Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address801 Campus Dr, Garden City, KS
Online Students401 Enrolled Online Exclusively
471 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$3,630
Out-of-State$4,200
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Online Degree Programs
Total5 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates1 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Garden City Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $3,630 and $4,200 for non-Kansas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $63 for Kansas residents and $82 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,304$3,360$3,450$3,540$3,630
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$3,874$3,930$4,020$4,110$4,200
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$61$61$62$63$63
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$80$80$81$82$82

Online Programs By Area of Study

Garden City Community College offers 39 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 1 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs41NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs2415NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Agricultural and Food Products Processing21 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care Provider/AssistantONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 33 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Garden City Community College, there are 1,914 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 872 students were attending classes through distance learning (401 students are enrolled exclusively and 471 are 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

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 401 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 318 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 77 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 6 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses401
Kansas Resident318
Other State In U.S.77
Outside of U.S.6
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses401
Degree/Certificate Seeking260
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking141

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