Fort Scott Community College is a public community college located in Fort Scott, KS. It offers 28 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Fort Scott Community College is $3,690 for Kansas residents and $3,690 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($5,951).

The school has 1,499 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,274). In addition, 158 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Fort Scott Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance - FSCC
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,690$3,690
Books & Supplies$1,236
On-Campus Living Costs$10,772
Off-Campus Living Costs$10,772
Average Financial Aid$4,746
Cost of Attendance$15,698$15,698
After Financial Aid$10,952$10,952
FSCC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Fort Scott Community College$3,690$3,690
Public Community Colleges in Kansas$5,170$5,951
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Fort Scott Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs11NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1612NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management1 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine TechnologyNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist31 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Nail Technician/Specialist and ManicuristNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 164 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Mason/Masonry7 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/WelderNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Home Health Aide/Home AttendantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,499 students at Fort Scott Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 783 male students and 863 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total1,646787859
Male Students783429354
Female Students863358505

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,499 total students, 537 students enrolled through distance learning (158 students enrolled exclusively and 379 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,499
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses158
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses379
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses962

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Fort Scott Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address2108 S Horton, Fort Scott, KS
Phone620-223-2700
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,690
Out-of-State$3,690
Student Population »1,499 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »36%
Transfer-out Rate22%
Retention Rate49% (Full-time)
32% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,746
Students to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)