Allen County Community College
Iola, Kansas · Also known as Allen Community College · Website
$40,059
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$40,059
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Allen County Community College is a public 2-year college in Iola, Kansas with 810 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,642 a year (tuition and fees $4,260 in-state, $4,860 out-of-state). 37% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,059 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $6,954 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,642
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,260
Out-of-state $4,860
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
37%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$6,954
About $74 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,059
Rank 2,681 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,642
- Tuition in-state
- $4,260
- Tuition out-of-state
- $4,860
- Cost of attendance
- $14,024
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 8.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,454
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,888
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,024
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,910 in 2015-16 to $4,260 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 810
- Part-time students
- 44%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Retention rate
- 55%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $15.8M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,681 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,642 | $15,296 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,260 | $9,282 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 37% | 50% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 55% | 67% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $6,954 | $10,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,480 | $37,685 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,059 | $43,969 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 37% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 208 | $6,500 | $25,323 | Withheld | $44,125 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,930 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | $6,500 | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,825 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,702 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,734 |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,440 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | - | Withheld | $43,761 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Kansas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Allen County Community College cost?
$8,642 a year is the average net price at Allen County Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,260 for in-state students and $4,860 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,024. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,454 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Allen County Community College?
Allen County Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Allen County Community College graduates earn?
$40,059 a year is the median pay of former Allen County Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,480 after 6 years). That ranks 2,681 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's) at $25,323.
How much student debt do Allen County Community College graduates have?
$6,954 is the median federal student loan debt of Allen County Community College graduates, about $74 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 8.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Allen County Community College?
37% of first-time, full-time students at Allen County Community College finish within 3 years. 55% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Allen County Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (208 associate's graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (47 certificate graduates), Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (23 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.