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Northwest Kansas Technical College

Goodland, Kansas · Public technical college

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73%completion rate · Kansas avg 57%
$12,000median debt of graduates
$36,392median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$38,616median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$22,340annual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Higher Learning Commission (Accredited)
Address: 1209 Harrison Ave, Goodland, KS 67735 · Phone: (785) 890-3641 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Northwest Kansas Tech… Northwest Kansas Tech…: 73.2% 73.2% Kansas average Kansas average: 57.3% 57.3% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$37,790$49,410$59,200
Electricians$42,660$65,860$80,560
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$31,970$47,790$63,000
Medical assistants$35,140$39,510$46,380
Construction laborers$31,500$44,840$49,210
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$21,910$29,710$48,010
Emergency medical technicians$28,560$35,780$39,060

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Kansas (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 43 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 38 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 25 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate degree 23 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 13 $37,540 $35,518 not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 10 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Associate degree 10 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 8 $37,540 $35,518 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Associate degree 4 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Associate degree 3 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 1 $37,540 $35,518 not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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