$41,291
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Highland Community College is a public 2-year college in Highland, Kansas with 1,279 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $10,454 a year (tuition and fees $4,080). 39% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,291 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,277 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,454
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,080
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
39%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,277
About $88 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,291
Rank 2,470 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
- $10,454
- Tuition and fees
- $4,080
- Cost of attendance
- $17,914
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 15%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,552
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,253
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,455
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,798
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,818
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 $3,134 in 2015-16 to $4,080 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
- 1,279
- Part-time students
- 43%
- Women
- 55%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 39%
- Retention rate
- 40%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 41
- Endowment
- $6.61M
- 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 2,470 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 74 in Kansas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | KS median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,454 | $15,296 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,080 | $9,282 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 82% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 39% | 50% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 40% | 67% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,277 | $10,500 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,580 | $37,685 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,291 | $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. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 61% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
41 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 241 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,073 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 98 | $8,875 | $22,909 | $38,640 | $44,125 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $56,363 | $51,586 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,702 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,078 |
| CarpentersCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,835 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate | Certificate | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 5 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,359 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,706 |
| Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,148 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,073 |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationAssociate's | Associate's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Data ProcessingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,615 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Kansas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Kansas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Kansas
Questions and answers
How much does Highland Community College cost?
$10,454 a year is the average net price at Highland Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,080, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,914. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,552 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Highland Community College?
Highland Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Highland Community College graduates earn?
$41,291 a year is the median pay of former Highland Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,580 after 6 years). That ranks 2,470 of 5,094 US colleges and 43 of 74 in Kansas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's) at $22,909.
How much student debt do Highland Community College graduates have?
$8,277 is the median federal student loan debt of Highland Community College graduates, about $88 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 15% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Highland Community College?
39% of first-time, full-time students at Highland Community College finish within 3 years. 40% 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 Highland Community College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (241 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (98 associate's graduates), Education, General (65 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 41 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.