Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College is a public community college located in Goodland, KS. It offers 49 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 5 programs).
It is accredited by Council on Occupational Education.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College is $17,852 for Kansas residents and $17,852 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($6,279).
The school has 752 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,355). In addition, 24 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Kansas community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The 2025 tuition & fees is $17,852 for undergraduate programs at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College. The tuition & fees at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College is more expensive than the average costs ($6,279) over public community colleges in Kansas.
The following tables show 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College and compare to Kansas community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 3 | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 30 | 19 | NOT OFFERED |
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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.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Cloud Computing | 11 completers
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16 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 752 students at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 493 male students and 232 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
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 725 | 400 | 325 |
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| Male Students | 493 | 306 | 187 |
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| Female Students | 232 | 94 | 138 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 752 total students, 327 students enrolled through distance learning (24 students enrolled exclusively and 303 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 752 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 24 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 303 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 425 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College.