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Seward County Community College

Liberal, Kansas·Public, 2-year·Plains·sccc.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
2,092
peer median 1,879
Avg net price
$6,742
-$4.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

4.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 39 Title IV programs, 3 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
39
Passing
3
7.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

39programs
  • Passing3 · 7.7%
  • No Data36 · 92.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
2
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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+8.7%
$37,022 vs $34,058
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+54.7%
$52,689 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+125.5%
$76,805 vs $34,058

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2020Grant 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
  3. Mar 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  4. May 2019Grant 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
  5. Dec 2012Renewal 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$6,742
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$6,742
-$4,792vs Community College median $11,534
Federal loans
27.0%
In-state tuition
$3,744
Out-of-state
$5,056

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 463 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $366K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
463
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,247,087 total
Direct Loans
$366K
107 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$216K
66 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$132K
38 loan awards
Parent PLUS$18K
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 142 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (9.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
9.1%
+6.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
142
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.8%
2017
17.8%
2018
15.0%
2019
9.1%
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 SCCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

202 total completions
01Liberal Arts
11556.9%
02Health Professions
6431.7%
03Engineering Tech
105.0%
04Business
52.5%
05Mechanic
42.0%
06Personal/Culinary
21.0%
07Agriculture
10.5%
08Precision Production
10.5%
09Science Technologies
00.0%
10Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,092
12-mo unduplicated
2,414
Undergraduate
2,414
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%911
Women
62%1,503

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
54.4%
White
23.7%
Unknown
7.5%
Non-resident
6.6%
Black
3.4%
Asian
1.9%
Two or more
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
164
96 M · 68 W
Women athletes
41.5%
Athletic aid
$556K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$237K
$320K
Recruiting expense
$9K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$56K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
38 M · 15 W
$416K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$562K
Baseball
29 M ·
$292K
Tennis
12 M · 9 W
$198K
Softball
· 16 W
$203K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$210K

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
1.20
2 offenses · 1,663 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
Weapons01
Drugs08
Liquor020

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
61

SCCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SCCC 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
SubjectSeward County Community College
50%2,092$6,742Community College
Neosho County Community College
1,813$10,179Community College
Fort Hays Tech North Central
987$17,460Community College
Kansas City Kansas Community College
5,014$15,255Community College
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
752$12,222Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College
1,945$10,846Community College
Peer group median50%1,879$11,534

Frequently asked questions about Seward County Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SCCC.

What is the graduation rate at Seward County Community College?

Seward County Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Seward County Community College?

Seward County Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,092 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Seward County Community College is $6,742 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Seward County Community College located?

Seward County Community College is located in Liberal, Kansas 67901.

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