Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, Kansas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 315 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $42,063 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $42,453 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $42,027 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $44,488 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,151
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 72 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (9)
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $57,892
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedGraduates here earned $60,469 a year afterNationally: $54,362
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralCertificateNationally: $47,517
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $38,629
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $39,731
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships. This school prices by program rather than by school year, so costs are for a full program year.
- Average net price
- $9,988per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $19,780sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $18,000Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 32%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 71%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,5146 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $43,74610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,160federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 68%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 10%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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