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Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College

Goodland, Kansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Goodland, Kansas, Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 752 students.

Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician, and Mechanical. It awarded 527 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
752
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
527
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 24

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 3
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Health Professions 6
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Communications Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 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
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
150
Certificates under 1 year
125
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
252

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
752
Undergraduates, fall 2024
752
Full-time, fall 2024
55%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
799
Full-time, 2024-25
53%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
34%
Men
66%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
18%
Black or African American
5%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
47%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Corey Isbell
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, Student veteran organization

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