Washburn Institute of Technology
Topeka, Kansas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 615 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.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 75 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $22,789 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 52 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 66 finishedGraduates here earned $67,987 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 87 finishedGraduates here earned $58,071 a year after finishingNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
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 · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 195 finishedGraduates here earned $45,177 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 138 finishedGraduates here earned $47,316 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (6)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $26,824
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $40,754
- Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 18 finishedNationally: $44,679
- WoodworkingCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $37,571
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $12,822per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,739sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,684Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 10%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
- $48,9686 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $53,10210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $16,253federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 62%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 13%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: 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 Washburn Institute of Technology, 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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