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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
$6,717
-$6.0k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
54%56 of 104
Non-Pell (all)
48%83 of 173
Subsidized loan, no Pell
50%2 of 4
No Federal Aid
48%81 of 169

Pell recipients here graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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.

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,581
$30–48k$9,065
$48–75k$8,979
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$6,717
-$6,016vs Community College median $12,734
Federal loans
4.9%
In-state tuition
$4,032
Out-of-state
$5,408

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, 463 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $386K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
463
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,247,074 total
Direct Loans
$386K
109 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$227K
66 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$142K
40 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

161 total completions
01Liberal Arts
10766.5%
02Health Professions
3723.0%
03Mechanic
74.3%
04Engineering Tech
63.7%
05Business
21.2%
06Precision Production
10.6%
07Personal/Culinary
10.6%
08Science Technologies
00.0%
09Computer Sciences
00.0%
10Biological Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,092
12-mo unduplicated
2,684
Undergraduate
2,684
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,160
Women
57%1,524

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
57.3%
White
24.4%
Non-resident
7.1%
Black
3.3%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
2.1%
Two or more
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
192
114 M · 78 W
Women athletes
40.6%
Athletic aid
$649K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$277K
$372K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$54K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
43 M · 26 W
$503K
Basketball
24 M · 15 W
$609K
Baseball
31 M · —
$308K
Tennis
16 M · 6 W
$167K
Softball
— · 18 W
$237K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$248K

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
0.56
1 offenses · 1,787 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.201 yr ago0.56Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
7
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
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
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs016
Liquor018

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.

IPEDS
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.

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
SubjectSeward County Community College
50%—2,092$6,717Community College
Neosho County Community College
——1,813$10,271Community College
Fort Hays Tech North Central
——987$12,393Community College
Kansas City Kansas Community College
——5,014$16,744Community College
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
——752$13,074Community College
Iowa Lakes Community College
——1,945$13,933Community College
Peer group median50%—1,879$12,734

Institutions like SCCC

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

IPEDS

SCCC Institutional Research office

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

Team
1 member
  • Jeffery Cavner
    Institutional Research Data Analyst

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 $6,717 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.

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.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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