Garden City Community College

Garden City, KS 1,474 Undergrads 38.6% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$15,071

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$8,244

After Aid

Median Earnings

$45,949

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$8,244

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$45,949

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate38.6%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients40.8%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time73.5%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS58.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$533k

+$142k

+$49k

Median Cost$8k/yr

+$526k

+$134k

+$41k

Full Cost$15k/yr

+$519k

+$128k

+$35k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

∞

Median Cost$8k/yr

538%

Full Cost$15k/yr

249%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return591%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return88%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Agricultural and Food Products Processing

CertCIP: 0104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,665

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Production Operations

CertCIP: 0103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,010

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

$5,500

Earnings (4yr)

$30,306

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

-$130k

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Marketing

CertCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,757

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$63,212

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

+$221k

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$48,612

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

+$70k

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Associate's Degrees

Agricultural and Food Products Processing

AssocCIP: 0104

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,855

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agricultural Mechanization

AssocCIP: 0102

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$64,749

Natl Median: $61,712

Lifetime Value Added

+$162k

Agricultural Production Operations

AssocCIP: 0103

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $42,438

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 0113

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $37,245

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Biology, General

AssocCIP: 2601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,758

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business/Commerce, General

AssocCIP: 5201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$44,970

Natl Median: $49,927

Lifetime Value Added

-$17k

Chemistry

AssocCIP: 4005

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,597

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Communication and Media Studies

AssocCIP: 0901

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $43,243

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Education, General

AssocCIP: 1301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,787

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Engineering, General

AssocCIP: 1401

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $72,916

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Fire Protection

AssocCIP: 4302

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $73,589

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,180

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

AssocCIP: 5111

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$43,994

Natl Median: $51,711

Lifetime Value Added

-$27k

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$8,068

Earnings (4yr)

$33,834

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$129k

Marketing

AssocCIP: 5214

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $44,264

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

AssocCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,451

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Psychology, General

AssocCIP: 4201

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,288

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$10,908

Earnings (4yr)

$68,767

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$210k

Social Work

AssocCIP: 4407

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,409

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness

AssocCIP: 3105

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $40,162

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Visual and Performing Arts, General

AssocCIP: 5001

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $32,799

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.