unitid 154934 · Colby, KS · public 2-year · town (remote)
Colby Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,258
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
838
23rd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
22%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among public 2-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,160
26th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,886
after aid, aided students
52nd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,889
after entry, Title IV students
73rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,908
28th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,707 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k32%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $31,976
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,140
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 169 | — | $9,000 |
| Veterinary Administrative Services. | 88 | — | — |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians. | 62 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 55 | — | $17,504 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 29 | — | $12,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 27 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 20 | — | — |
| Energy Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 20 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 19 | — | $20,680 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 14 | $51,415 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 10 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.