- Admission
- Open
- Students
- 752
- Retention
- 84%
- Programs
- 24
Independence Community College
Independence, Kansas Public 2-year Rural area
Overview
Independence Community College is a public two-year institution in Independence, Kansas. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 764 students.
Independence Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 28 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 211 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 44% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
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Program levels
Programs and majors offered 28
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 2
- General Studies Associate Online option 53 graduates
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Associate Online option 32 graduates
Health Professions 6
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide Certificate 50 graduates
- Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) Certificate 14 graduates
- Athletic Training/Trainer Associate 2 graduates
- Pre-Nursing Studies Associate 2 graduates
- Health Aide Certificate
- Medication Aide Certificate
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
- Cosmetology CertificateAssociate 13 graduates
Business, Management and Marketing 3
- Business Administration and Management Associate Online option 9 graduates
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Associate 1 graduate
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Associate
Education 1
- Secondary Education and Teaching Associate Online option 5 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 3
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts Associate 4 graduates
- Music Associate 1 graduate
- Art/Art Studies Associate
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
- Biology Associate 3 graduates
Computer and Information Sciences 4
- Computer Science Associate 3 graduates
- Computer Programming/Programmer CertificateAssociate
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications CertificateAssociate
- Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design CertificateAssociate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Associate Online option 2 graduates
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Associate Online option 2 graduates
Precision Production 1
- Welding Technology Certificate 2 graduates
Social Sciences 1
- Social Sciences, General Associate Online option 2 graduates
English Language and Literature 1
- English Language and Literature, General Associate
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Psychology 1
- Psychology, General Associate Online option
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
- 44%
- First-year retention, part-time students
- 36%
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
- Associate degrees
- 123
- Certificates under 1 year
- 76
- Certificates of 1 to 2 years
- 12
Enrollment
- Students, fall 2024
- 764
- Undergraduates, fall 2024
- 764
- Full-time, fall 2024
- 55%
- Students over the full 2024-25 year
- 988
- Full-time, 2024-25
- 47%
- 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
- 48%
- Men
- 52%
- White
- 47%
- Hispanic or Latino
- 9%
- Black or African American
- 20%
- Two or more races
- 6%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- 1%
- International (U.S. nonresident)
- 2%
- Race or ethnicity unknown
- 13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
- Programs that can be completed fully online
- 8
- Online undergraduate programs
- Yes
- Students studying fully online
- 22%
- Students taking some online courses
- 44%
Campus and services
- Setting
- Rural area
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Carnegie classification
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Athletic association
- NJCAA
- Interim-President
- Taylor Crawshaw
- Services and opportunities
- Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
- For veterans and service members
- Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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