Seward County Community College is a public community college located in Liberal, KS. It offers 57 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).

It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Seward County Community College is $4,160 for Kansas residents and $5,408 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Kansas public community colleges' average ($6,279).

The school has 2,092 students, which is lower than Kansas community collleges' average (2,355). In addition, 200 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 Seward County 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 - SCCC
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,160$5,408
Books & Supplies$1,470
On-Campus Living Costs$13,369
Off-Campus Living Costs$14,501
Average Financial Aid$3,530
Cost of Attendance$18,999$20,247
After Financial Aid$15,469$16,717
SCCC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Kansas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Seward County Community College$4,160$5,408
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

Seward County 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 ProgramsNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Total Programs3027NOT 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
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist31 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Metallurgical Technology/Technician2 completers
 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Technology/Technician4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician1 completers
 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 107 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Science Technologies/Technicians program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder13 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 12 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/PhlebotomistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medication AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 8 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training25 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 2,092 students at Seward County Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 702 male students and 1,085 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
Total1,787814973
Male Students702345357
Female Students1,085469616

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 2,092 total students, 838 students enrolled through distance learning (200 students enrolled exclusively and 638 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,092
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses200
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses638
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,254

School Profile and Academic Overview

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

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1801 N. Kansas Ave., Liberal, KS
Phone620-624-1951
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$4,160
Out-of-State$5,408
Student Population »2,092 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »50%
Transfer-out Rate15%
Retention Rate66% (Full-time)
50% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,530
Students to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)