Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology

Wichita, Kansas

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • City
  • 2,828 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 · 426 finishedGraduates here earned $55,581 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 76 finishedGraduates here earned $57,975 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897

Carpentry and construction

  • CarpentersCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626

Computers and IT

  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 63 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $46,197 a year after finishingNationally: $46,417

Culinary arts

  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
  • Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674

Dental assisting and hygiene

  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
  • Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $44,394 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $50,007 a year after finishingNationally: $49,077

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 9 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 · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

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

Pilot and air transportation

  • Air TransportationCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
  • Air TransportationAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 1 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 · 438 finishedGraduates here earned $50,912 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 307 finishedGraduates here earned $49,220 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $57,475 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (10)
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 15 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $37,572 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • Health Aides/Attendants/OrderliesCertificate · 141 finishedNationally: $26,824
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,629
  • Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $45,150
  • Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $57,171
  • Nuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $63,644
  • Precision Production, OtherCertificate · 15 finished
  • Precision Production, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 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$9,797$30–48k$9,531$48–75k$9,214$75–110k$11,724Over $110k$15,432Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$10,348per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$18,414sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$7,395Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
17%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$42,7576 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$45,12010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
52%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
8%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 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and 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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