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Cowley County Community College

Arkansas City, Kansas·Public, 2-year·Plains·cowley.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
Total enrollment
2,235
peer median 1,953
Avg net price
$7,175
-$1.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
45%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

4.8pp gap
Pell recipients
42%87 of 207
Non-Pell (all)
47%124 of 265
Subsidized loan, no Pell
26%5 of 19
No Federal Aid
48%119 of 246

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

Of 38 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
38
Passing
2
5.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

38programs
  • Passing2 · 5.3%
  • No Data36 · 94.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
36

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+20.3%
$40,969 vs $34,058
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Science Technologies/Technicians
+114.3%
$73,002 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$8,000 debt · $40,969 earn
Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Science Technologies/Technicians
12%
$8,500 debt · $73,002 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2035

Action history · 3

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  2. May 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  3. May 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,305
$30–48k$5,566
$48–75k$8,017
$75–110k$8,589
$110k+$9,632

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

Avg net price
$7,175
-$1,633vs Community College median $8,809
Federal loans
21.6%
In-state tuition
$4,800
Out-of-state
$6,600

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,138 students received $5.3M in Pell grants, alongside $3.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,138
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.3M
$5,278,729 total
Direct Loans
$3.3M
955 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
485 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
458 loan awards
Parent PLUS$73K
12 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.

Of 705 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
705
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.4%
2017
7.0%
2018
6.3%
2019
1.4%
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 Cowley

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs30
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

388 total completions
01Liberal Arts
30478.4%
02Health Professions
256.4%
03Science Technologies
133.4%
04Precision Production
133.4%
05Business
71.8%
06Personal/Culinary
71.8%
07Education
61.5%
08Mechanic
51.3%
09Family/Consumer Sci
41.0%
10Computer Sciences
41.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,235
12-mo unduplicated
3,409
Undergraduate
3,409
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%1,331
Women
61%2,078

Race / ethnicity composition

White
61.1%
Hispanic
13.6%
Two or more
6.5%
Non-resident
6.5%
Black
6.3%
Unknown
2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.2%
Asian
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
322
166 M · 156 W
Women athletes
48.4%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$618K
$569K
Recruiting expense
$14K
$11K
Head-coach salaries
$49K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
77 M · 79 W
$488K
Soccer
29 M · 26 W
$539K
Baseball
43 M ·
$315K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$567K
Wrestling
24 M ·
$214K
Tennis
11 M · 9 W
$271K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.78
6 offenses · 2,158 students

3-year trend

0.832 yrs ago0.901 yr ago2.78Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3
Aggravated assault
2
Arson
1

By location

6total
  • On campus3
  • Public property3

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
Weapons00
Drugs10
Liquor327

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
66

Cowley vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cowley selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectCowley County Community College
45%2,235$7,175Community College
2,190$10,454Community College
1,715$11,685Community College
1,409$7,886Community College
1,322$9,731Community College
5,119$6,727Community College
Peer group median45%1,953$8,809

Institutions like Cowley

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cowley's comparison group.

Cowley Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
admissions [at] cowley.edu
Phone
800-593-2222
Address
125 S 2nd St, Arkansas City, KS 67005

Accountability and Institutional Measures (AIM) support student success and institutional effectiveness by monitoring continuous quality improvement activities.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Ryan Burkett, Ph.D.
    Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Cowley County Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cowley.

What is the graduation rate at Cowley County Community College?

Cowley County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cowley County Community College?

Cowley County Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,235 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cowley County Community College?

The average net price at Cowley County Community College is $7,175 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Cowley County Community College located?

Cowley County Community College is located in Arkansas City, Kansas 67005.

Who runs Institutional Research at Cowley County Community College?

Cowley County Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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