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Central Christian College of Kansas

McPherson, Kansas·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·centralchristian.edu
Acceptance
52.7%
-7.6pp vs Baccalaureate
6-yr Graduation
27%
-8.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
469
peer median 618
Avg net price
$12,473
-$11k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
719
719 candidates competed
Admitted
379
52.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
131
34.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
27%-8.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
21%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
26%
Full-time retention
45%

Pell equity

18.0pp gap
Pell recipients
17%
Non-Pell
35%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 18.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 31 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 27 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
31
Passing
4
12.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

31programs
  • Passing4 · 12.9%
  • No Data27 · 87.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
27

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.5%
$43,002 vs $34,808
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+32.3%
$46,060 vs $34,808
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.6%
$47,201 vs $34,808
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
+115.5%
$74,997 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
86%
$40,403 debt · $47,201 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
81%
$37,500 debt · $46,060 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
62%
$26,476 debt · $43,002 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
37%
$27,784 debt · $74,997 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2034

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. Jun 2014Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,369
$30–48k$8,529
$48–75k$12,873
$75–110k$17,717
$110k+$14,195

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$12,473
-$10,924vs Baccalaureate median $23,398
Federal loans
60.1%
In-state tuition
$21,000
Out-of-state
$21,000

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 248 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
248
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,433,683 total
Direct Loans
$2.4M
539 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$862K
240 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$975K
258 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$110K
6 loan awards
Parent PLUS$430K
35 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 303 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
303
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
27.3%
2017
21.3%
2018
13.0%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CCCK

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

118 total completions
01Business
3328.0%
02Liberal Arts
2218.6%
03Security/Protective
1815.3%
04Parks/Recreation
1613.6%
05Psychology
97.6%
06Health Professions
75.9%
07Education
75.9%
08Public Admin
43.4%
09Communication
10.8%
10Theology
10.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
469
12-mo unduplicated
581
Undergraduate
549
Graduate
32

Gender split

Men
50%292
Women
50%289

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.7%
Hispanic
24.1%
Black
12.9%
Two or more
5.1%
Unknown
3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.5%
Asian
1.8%
Non-resident
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
254
162 M · 92 W
Women athletes
36.2%
Athletic aid
$4.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.7M
$1.6M
Recruiting expense
$15K
$12K
Head-coach salaries
$28K
$26K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
61 M · —
$1.2M
Soccer
37 M · 23 W
$1.3M
Basketball
38 M · 13 W
$1.1M
Softball
— · 25 W
$551K
Volleyball
8 M · 15 W
$502K
Wrestling
10 M · 13 W
$387K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 571 students

3-year trend

4.772 yrs ago3.511 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs08
    Liquor07

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    11

    CCCK vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CCCK selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectCentral Christian College of Kansas
    		27%52.7%469$12,473Baccalaureate
    Bethel College-North Newton
    		37%93.5%509$24,392Baccalaureate
    Bethany College
    		36%56.0%615$29,203Baccalaureate
    Sterling College
    		41%48.2%694$22,403Baccalaureate
    Tabor College
    		34%64.6%621$19,868Baccalaureate
    McPherson College
    		34%76.8%878$24,837Baccalaureate
    Peer group median35%60.3%618$23,398

    Frequently asked questions about Central Christian College of Kansas

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCCK.

    What is the acceptance rate at Central Christian College of Kansas?

    Central Christian College of Kansas's acceptance rate is 52.7% (379 admitted from 719 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Central Christian College of Kansas?

    Central Christian College of Kansas reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Central Christian College of Kansas?

    Central Christian College of Kansas reports a total enrollment of 469 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Central Christian College of Kansas?

    The average net price at Central Christian College of Kansas is $12,473 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Central Christian College of Kansas?

    Central Christian College of Kansas's yield rate is 34.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Central Christian College of Kansas located?

    Central Christian College of Kansas is located in McPherson, Kansas 67460-5740.

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