As mandated in K.S.A. 71-222, we present our taxpayer and student transparency data.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees are reported to Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) annually and are publicly available here

ResidencyTuition per Credit HourStudent Fees per Credit Hour*Total Tuition and Fees per Credit hour
In-District$71$43$114
Out of District$74$43$117
Border State$96$43$139
Out of State$111$43$154
International$111$43$154
Seward Online (all residencies)$107$43$150
EduKan Online$150n/a$150
*Effective 2022-23 Academic Year

Definitions:

Student Fee Type and Amount

(Does Not Include Course Specific Fees)

Student Fee TypeIn DistrictOut of DistrictOut of StateInternational
Universal Student Fee per Credit Hour$43$43$43$43

Breakdown of Fee Type

BreakdownIn DistrictOut of DistrictOut of StateInternational
Scholarships:$7$7$7$7
COP Retirement:$11$11$11$11
Technology:$20$20$20$20
Student Activities:$2$2$2$2
Future Expansion:$3$3$3$3
Total per Credit hour Fee:$43$43$43$43
     
Payment Plan Fee (Flat Fee):$35$35$35$35
Total Flat Fees:$35$35$35$35
*Effective 2022-23 Academic Yar

Course Transferability Within Kansas

 List of Courses which will transfer

 Students Served Data

Percent of Students Attending at Each Campus (Site) by Residency

College Campus (Site)In DistrictOut of DistrictOut of StateInternational
Main Campus – Liberal54%23%22%4%
Outreach High Schools in Service Area42%58%1%0%
Online (Seward and EduKan)26%38%34%2%
*Students are often served in more than one location. Students are counted in each percentage at each
location they are served in and therefore percentages won’t equal 100%; 
*Effective 2021-22 Academic Year
Data source Office of Research & Assessment; AY2021-22.

Percent of Students Served Overall at the Community College

% Residing In-District% Residing in Kansas Out of District**% Residing in Service Area
31%69%65%
Reporting Period 2021-22 Academic Year; ** Percent of students residing in service area also includes in-district students.

Scholarship and Grant Data

Scholarship and Grant Amounts Disbursed

Institutional Scholarship AY2021Institutional Scholarship AY2022College Foundation AY2021College Foundation AY2022Pell AY2021Pell AY2022
$227,189$259,002$552,886$653,385$1,586,725$1,581,796

Athletic and Non-Athletic Scholarship and Grant Amounts Disbursed

 In-District AY2021In-District AY2022In-State AY2021 In-State AY2022Out of State AY2021Out of State AY2022
Athletic Scholarship Amounts Disbursed$22,482$7,897$2,775$8,019$383,145$460,304
Non-Atletic Scholarship Amounts Disbursed$251,496$295,324$51,100$66,310$89,647$96,351
*Reporting Period July 1- June 30 of Academic Year; Data includes Academic Years 2020-21 and 2021-22

Property Tax

Aggregate Amount of Property Tax Revenue Collected

Fiscal YearProperty Taxes% Change
FY2015$8,333,430 
FY2016$8,041,344-3.50%
FY2017$8,904,10210.73%
FY2018$8,306,500-6.71%
FY2019$9,464,56613.94%
FY2020$8,379,229-11.47%
FY2021$8,374,202<-1%
FY2022$8,458,3221%
FY2023**$8,547,0731%
* Unaudited; ** Levied; not collected

Mill Levy

Fiscal YearMILL LEVY% Change
FY201534.193 
FY201637.148.62%
FY201737.039-0.27%
FY201837.0730.09%
FY201939.9737.82%
FY202036.105-9.68%
FY202136.267<1%
FY202236.2680%
FY202334.500-5.12%

*The amounts above reflect what the college actually received. Abatements, incentives, and delinquent tax payments cause this amount to be lower than what was actually levied in some cases. 
*These amounts are derived from documents provided to the college in November which were certified by the County Clerk.

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