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Salina Area Technical College

Salina, Kansas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Salina Area Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Salina, Kansas. The campus sits in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,016 students.

Salina Area Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 25 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Electrician, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 569 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,016
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
569
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
25
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 25

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

Precision Production 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Construction Trades 2
Health Professions 9
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2

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
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
79
Certificates under 1 year
340
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
150

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,016
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,016
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,550
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
72%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Greg Nichols
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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