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Dodge City Community College

Dodge City, Kansas·Public, 2-year·Plains·dc3.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
Total enrollment
1,655
peer median 1,568
Avg net price
$6,147
-$824 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
35%
Full-time retention
55%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
40%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-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.

Of 74 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 73 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
74
Passing
1
1.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing1 · 1.4%
  • No Data73 · 98.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
73

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.1%
$41,238 vs $34,058

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1966Next review Aug 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Nov 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. Nov 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Mar 2018Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

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$3,967
$30–48k$4,690
$48–75k$6,163
$75–110k$9,130
$110k+$8,908

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

Avg net price
$6,147
-$824vs Community College median $6,971
Federal loans
17.4%
In-state tuition
$4,650
Out-of-state
$5,850

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 522 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
522
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,687,246 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
338 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
1k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$547K
178 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$440K
157 loan awards
Parent PLUS$36K
3 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 196 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (6.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.6%
+4.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
196
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.0%
2017
16.8%
2018
11.5%
2019
6.6%
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 Dodge City Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs77
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

202 total completions
01Liberal Arts
14270.3%
02Transportation
146.9%
03Health Professions
136.4%
04Education
125.9%
05Psychology
63.0%
06Mechanic
52.5%
07Personal/Culinary
42.0%
08Agriculture
31.5%
09Biological Sciences
21.0%
10Construction Trades
10.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,655
12-mo unduplicated
2,295
Undergraduate
2,295
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%1,112
Women
52%1,183

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.0%
White
28.4%
Black
10.4%
Non-resident
5.8%
Two or more
2.7%
Unknown
1.2%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
320
229 M · 91 W
Women athletes
28.4%
Athletic aid
$1.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$591K
$436K
Recruiting expense
$32K
$27K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$47K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
54 M · 48 W
$293K
Football
98 M ·
$666K
Soccer
32 M · 19 W
$274K
Baseball
36 M ·
$209K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$542K
Golf
11 M · 7 W
$169K

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
0.60
1 offenses · 1,670 students

3-year trend

0.692 yrs ago0.581 yr ago0.60Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs114
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

  • Jackson Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

Dodge City Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Dodge City Community College 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
SubjectDodge City Community College
35%1,655$6,147Community College
Fort Scott Community College
1,376$665Community College
Labette Community College
1,426$7,795Community College
Southwestern Community College
1,566$9,775Community College
Western Nebraska Community College
1,569$4,974Community College
East Central College
2,371$12,522Community College
Peer group median35%1,568$6,971

Frequently asked questions about Dodge City Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Dodge City Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Dodge City Community College?

Dodge City Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Dodge City Community College?

Dodge City Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,655 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Dodge City Community College?

The average net price at Dodge City Community College is $6,147 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Dodge City Community College located?

Dodge City Community College is located in Dodge City, Kansas 67801-2399.

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