Dodge City Community College Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Dodge City Community College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. If you're interested in learning more about a particular stat, just click on its tile to go to a new page that covers the topic more in-depth. Also, you can jump to any section of this page by clicking one of the links below.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Dodge City Community College Ranked?

2021 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Dodge City Community College was awarded 4 badges in the 2021 rankings.

Overall Quality

Dodge City Community College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Dodge City Community College?

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Dodge City Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Dodge City Community College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Dodge City Community College, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Dodge City Community College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Dodge City Community College

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Dodge City Community College this rate is 53%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

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Excellent Overall Diversity at Dodge City Community College

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,548 undergraduates at Dodge City Community College with 841 being full-time and 707 being part-time.

Dodge City Community College Diversity Score

When calculating the overall diversity score for a school, College Factual does not just look at the percentage of women and racial-ethnic minorities*. Instead, it looks to see how good of a mixture a school has with regard to gender, ethnicity, age, and location of origin.

With an overall score of 93.99 out of 100, Dodge City Community College is one of the most diverse schools in the nation.

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How Much Does Dodge City Community College Cost?

The overall average net price of Dodge City Community College is $3,857. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Dodge City Community College

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$2,829	$3,616	$5,210	$6,722	$6,561

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Dodge City Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Dodge City Community College, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $3,894 a year. That adds up to $15,576 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Dodge City Community College is 21.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Dodge City Community College Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Dodge City Community College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $34,000 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 15% less that the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Dodge City Community College

Dodge City Community College is a public institution situated in Dodge City, Kansas. The surrounding location of Dodge City is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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Contact details for Dodge City Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2501 N 14Th Ave, Dodge City, KS 67801-2399
Phone:	620-225-1321
Website:	https://dc3.edu

Dodge City Community College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Dodge City Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Dodge City Community College

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2017-2018, 356 students took at least one online class at Dodge City Community College. This is a decrease from the 487 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	356	112
2016-2017	487	198
2015-2016	239	80
2014-2015	248	100
2013-2014	196	77

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.