Cloud County Community College Diversity & Demographics

Pretty Good When it Comes to Diversity Overall

The total diversity grade is created by adding up individual factors of racial, geographic, gender and age diversity.

Cloud County Community College is thought to be above average in overall diversity, and is ranked #1,321 nationwide.

Average Representation of Different Races

Racially diverse colleges allow students to get to know and learn from others from different racial and ethnic backgrounds. It also means the school is working to fairly represent and support all students.

Cloud County Community College is pretty typical when it comes to ethnic diversity, being ranked at #2,195 in the country.

Cloud County Community College's representation of the races is on par with the national average.

Racial diversity of the faculty is below the national average.

Gender Ratio is Pretty Good

Are you seeking a campus with a fairly balanced mix of males to females?

At Cloud County Community College, the disparity between men and women on campus is lower than the national average. The undergraduate student body at Cloud County Community College is equally balanced.

This college is ranked at #1,049 in male to female diversity nationwide. The undergraduate population is comprised of 772 males and 1,067 females.

The disparity between the counts of men and women at Cloud County Community College is lower than the national average.

The ratio of male to female faculty at Cloud County Community College is on par with national averages.

Representation from U.S. States is About Average

Are you seeking a college that attracts students from all across the U.S., or would you prefer a local college that mostly pulls students from within your home state?

To come up with the geographic diversity for each school, we looked at where every student lived before they were admitted.

About 88.2% of the students attending Cloud County Community College come from within Kansas. This makes Cloud County Community College an average school when it comes to this factor and gives it a national geographic diversity ranking of #1,584.

What is the Age Range of the Students?

Would you prefer a school where the student body represents a mix of different ages and generations, or would you rather have a school where most students are the same age as you?

The traditional student is between the ages of 18-21. At Cloud County Community College, 43.6% of students are in the age 18 to 21 bracket, compared to the national average of 60%. We rank Cloud County Community College #2,804 in the nation for student age diversity.

Questions About Diversity

• What do we mean when we talk about diversity in college?

  The root word of diversity is from the Latin, "diversus" which means "various". Today we use it to describe a mixing together of peoples, traditions, cultures and ideas. Diversity can be a huge benefit to students, as it not only exposes them to new ideas and ways of thinking, it prepares them for the diverse workforce of tomorrow, in addition to inspiring creativity and innovation.

• How is Cloud County Community College doing at attracting and supporting students from all income levels?

  Even a school with high racial, ethnic, and location diversity may not be diverse when it comes to the financial backgrounds of their students. To get a better idea of how Cloud County Community College is supporting low-income students check the Financial Aid Page.

• How important is diversity to Cloud County Community College?

  Diversity can be promoted by the college in multiple ways. For one, institutions should be making an effort to hire a diverse faculty to teach students. But the school should also be doing the best they can to encourage meaningful connections between people from differing backgrounds. This prevents students and faculty from becoming isolated and helps bring about positive connections.