Fort Scott Community College

Fort Scott, Kansas

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 693 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 Business and ManagementCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
  • Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
  • Agricultural MechanizationAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,110

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Carpentry and construction

  • Mason/MasonryCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,915
  • CarpentersCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214

Engineering technology

  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 136 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $67,293 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $25,736 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (4)
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degreeNationally: $44,599
  • Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $26,824
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 145 finishedGraduates here earned $31,775 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,629
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$2,742$30–48k$4,242$48–75k$3,794$75–110k$9,081Over $110k$9,244Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$4,580per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$11,165sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$3,570Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
16%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$35,5876 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,22210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$5,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
48%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
33%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 Scott Community 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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