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Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Fort Scott Community College is a public two-year institution based in Fort Scott, Kansas. Its campus is in a remote town. It enrolled 1,376 students in fall 2024.

Fort Scott Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 20 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 514 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,376
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
514
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 20

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 6
Precision Production 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Construction Trades 2
  • Carpentry CertificateAssociate 27 graduates
  • Mason Certificate 4 graduates
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
216
Certificates under 1 year
212
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
86

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,376
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,376
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,841
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
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
51%
Men
49%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jack Welch
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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