Independence Community College

Independence, Kansas

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Rural
  • 486 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.

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Office and business support

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

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 54 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (15)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherAssociate degree
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $26,824
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $36,179
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 64 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • MusicAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,090
  • SociologyAssociate degreeNationally: $33,731
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $37,661
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$1,736$30–48k$1,981$48–75k$4,142$75–110k$4,951Over $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$2,571per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$9,146sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$4,560Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
24%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
31%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$32,2126 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$38,74610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$5,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Independence 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 5, 2026.

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