Garden City Community College is a public community college located in Garden City, KS. It offers 42 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Garden City Community College is $3,750 for Kansas residents and $4,320 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($6,279).

The school has 2,079 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,355). In addition, 444 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 15 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Garden City 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.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Garden City CC
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,750$4,320
Books & Supplies$420
On-Campus Living Costs$14,987
Off-Campus Living Costs$17,734
Average Financial Aid$4,754
Cost of Attendance$19,157$19,727
After Financial Aid$14,403$14,973
Garden City CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Garden City Community College$3,750$4,320
Public Community Colleges in Kansas$5,565$6,279
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Garden City 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 Programs5NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs2715NOT 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 Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine TechnologyNOT OFFERED 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations6 completers
 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Food Products Processing8 completers
 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Support Specialist3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist15 completers
 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 315 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police Science NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/CarpenterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Medical/Clinical Assistant2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)5 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT 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 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training24 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 2,079 students at Garden City Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 833 male students and 1,071 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
Total1,9041,021883
Male Students833495338
Female Students1,071526545

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 2,079 total students, 943 students enrolled through distance learning (444 students enrolled exclusively and 499 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,079
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses444
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses499
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,136

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address801 Campus Dr, Garden City, KS
Phone620-276-7611
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$3,750
Out-of-State$4,320
Student Population »2,079 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »50%
Transfer-out Rate16%
Retention Rate67% (Full-time)
40% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,754
Students to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)