Highland Community College
Highland, Kansas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 1,279 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 ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 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
- Data ProcessingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
Engineering technology
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 17 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
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
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 · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- 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 · 199 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $74,849 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (9)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $28,911
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 47 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 157 finishedGraduates here earned $28,349 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and EducationAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $11,434per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,593sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,650Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 17%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,3096 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,34310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $6,356federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 55%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 Highland 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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