unitid 154952 · Arkansas City, KS · public 2-year · town (distant)
Cowley County Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,245
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,543
40th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
35%
undergrads on Pell grants
67th pctl among public 2-years
completion
45%
finish within 150% time
69th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,534
30th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$7,175
after aid, aided students
46th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,723
after entry, Title IV students
44th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$8,000
18th 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 $6,305 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
- 0-30k35%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+11%
- Median family income
- $31,967
- First-generation students
- 40%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,800
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. | 350 | $39,566 | $8,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 118 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 88 | — | — |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians. | 59 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 54 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 30 | — | — |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies. | 27 | — | — |
| Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians. | 24 | $67,551 | $10,625 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 24 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 23 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | 13 | — | — |
— 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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Compare with peers
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.