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Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, Kansas Public 2-year Town

Overview

Cowley County Community College is a public two-year institution based in Arkansas City, Kansas. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,235 students in fall 2024.

Cowley County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 30 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, and Welding Technology. It awarded 1,157 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,235
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,157
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
30
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 30

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 9
Precision Production 2
Science Technologies 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Construction Trades 1
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate 23 graduates
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Education 1
Communications Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
394
Certificates under 1 year
358
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
405

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,235
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,235
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,409
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
65%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Michelle Schoon
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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