Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
About
Wichita State University Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology is a public technical college in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It was known as the Wichita Area Technical College before its affiliation with Wichita State University. WSU Tech is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, coordinated by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), and governed by the Sedgwick County Technical Education and Training Authority Board (SCTETA). WSU Tech operates four different campuses throughout the metropolitan area of Wichita. Its main campus is the National Center for Aviation Training (NCAT).
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 67 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 63 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 6.0%
- No Data63 · 94.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Council on Occupational Education
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Apr 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,952 students received $8.1M in Pell grants, alongside $7.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,236 borrowers who entered repayment, 55 (4.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Wsutech
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Wsutech vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Wsutech selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
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SubjectWichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology | 43% | — | 6,106 | $10,741 | Community College |
Allen County Community College | — | — | 1,855 | $5,899 | Community College |
Barton County Community College | — | — | 5,092 | $11,865 | Community College |
Butler Community College | — | — | 6,841 | $16,051 | Community College |
Cloud County Community College | — | — | 1,715 | $11,477 | Community College |
Coffeyville Community College | — | — | 1,466 | $5,481 | Community College |
Colby Community College | — | — | 1,409 | $8,021 | Community College |
Cowley County Community College | — | — | 2,235 | $6,752 | Community College |
Dodge City Community College | — | — | 1,655 | $6,147 | Community College |
Flint Hills Technical College | — | — | 1,794 | $15,533 | Community College |
Fort Scott Community College | — | — | 1,376 | $665 | Community College |
Friends University | 43% | 55.2% | 1,961 | $25,752 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Garden City Community College | — | — | 2,079 | $8,681 | Community College |
Hesston College | 54% | — | 373 | $21,458 | Baccalaureate |
Highland Community College | — | — | 2,190 | $10,388 | Community College |
Hutchinson Community College | — | — | 5,119 | $5,300 | Community College |
Independence Community College | — | — | 764 | $6,262 | Community College |
Johnson County Community College | — | — | 18,743 | $13,912 | Community College |
Kansas City Kansas Community College | — | — | 5,014 | $15,255 | Community College |
Labette Community College | — | — | 1,426 | $7,795 | Community College |
Manhattan Area Technical College | — | — | 878 | $11,752 | Community College |
Neosho County Community College | — | — | 1,813 | $10,179 | Community College |
Newman University | 51% | 74.0% | 2,939 | $19,045 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Pratt Community College | — | — | 1,322 | $8,244 | Community College |
Salina Area Technical College | — | — | 1,016 | $7,018 | Community College |
Seward County Community College | — | — | 2,092 | $6,742 | Community College |
Washburn Institute of Technology | — | 40.7% | 1,341 | $12,943 | — |
Wichita State University | 51% | 93.9% | 16,689 | $13,776 | R2 Research |
Wichita Technical Institute | — | — | 778 | $18,524 | Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions |
| Peer group median | 51% | 64.6% | 1,813 | $10,388 |
Wsutech Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Kristen JohnstonExecutive Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic PlanThe strategic plan for Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology outlines the institution's goals for 2024-2027. It covers various campuses and educational training centers under its operation. Key focuses include adapting to future-ready educational frameworks and enhancing career and technical education.catalog.wsutech.edu
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