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Manhattan Area Technical College

Manhattan, Kansas Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Manhattan Area Technical College is a public two-year institution in Manhattan, Kansas. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 878 students.

Manhattan Area Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Carpentry, and Automobile. It awarded 420 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Mission

Manhattan Area Technical College provides high quality technical, adult, and general education to prepare individuals to pursue technologically advanced careers and lead productive lives in a dynamic and diverse global environment.

Mission statement as reported by Manhattan Area Technical College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
878
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
420
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 19

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

Construction Trades 2
Health Professions 7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science 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
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
77
Certificates under 1 year
216
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
127

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
878
Undergraduates, fall 2024
878
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,222
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
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
43%
Men
57%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
5%
Students taking some online courses
20%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President/CEO
James D. Genandt
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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