Vocational Programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
37	$17,500

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Northwest Kansas Technical College is Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science and its 2024 tuition & fees are $17,500. For reference, the average tuition for the Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science program of all trade schools in the United States is $8,424.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	$17,500	$2,050	67 Hours	17 Months
National Average	$8,424	-	604 Hours	9.00 Months
Medium / Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology / Technician	$17,500	$5,000	68 Hours	17 Months
National Average	$22,660	-	525 Hours	12.62 Months
Cloud Computing	$17,500	$2,250	68 Hours	17 Months
National Average	$17,500	-	68 Hours	17.00 Months
Welding Technology / Welder	$8,750	$2,100	53 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months
Electrician	$17,500	$4,600	68 Hours	17 Months
National Average	$15,963	-	587 Hours	11.99 Months
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$8,750	$2,250	51 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $17,500 at Northwest Kansas Technical College. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $2,050. The total cost of attendance is $44,387 when a student lives on-campus and $44,387 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
	Living On-Campus	Living Off-Campus
Tuition & Fees	$17,500	$17,500
Books & Supplies	$2,050	$2,050
Room & Board	$14,875	$14,875
Other Living Expenses	$9,962	$9,962
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$44,387	$44,387

¹The tuition & fees are based on out-of-state rates.

Career and Vocational Programs

Northwest Kansas Technical College offers 21 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	4	3	14	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture	NOT OFFERED	4	4	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cloud Computing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Forensic Science and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	34	35	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medication Aide	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Northwest Kansas Technical College. After 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $39,800 for Northwest Kansas Technical College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Northwest Kansas Technical College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$33,500	-	-
7 Years After Graduation	$33,200	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$37,100	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$39,000	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$39,800	$45,600	$20,800

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Northwest Kansas Technical College is 58%. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 an the retention rate is 80%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	58%
Transfer-out Rate	10%
Retention Rate	80%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1
Student Population	666 Students
Number of Faculties	71 Faculties
Number of Staffs	112 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Northwest Kansas Technical College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

Certificate Programs at Northwest Kansas Technical College