by our College Data Analytics TeamExplore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
Out of the 44 colleges in Kansas, MATC is ranked at #27.
MATC was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
See all of the rankings for Manhattan Area Technical College.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Manhattan Area Technical 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Manhattan Area Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 Manhattan Area Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Manhattan Area Technical College has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 842 undergraduates at MATC with 279 being full-time and 563 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,371 | $11,706 | $15,025 | $16,327 | $15,563 |
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 MATC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MATC, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,406 a year. That adds up to $25,624 over four years for those students.
Get more details about paying for Manhattan Area Technical College.
See which majors at Manhattan Area Technical College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Manhattan Area Technical College.
Contact details for MATC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3136 Dickens Ave, Manhattan, KS 66503-2499 |
| Phone: | 785-587-2800 |
| Website: | https://manhattantech.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 97 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 67 | NA |
| Carpentry | 49 | NA |
| Nursing | 33 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 27 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 25 | NA |
| Information Technology | 17 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 15 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 13 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 171 students took at least one online class at Manhattan Area Technical College. This is an increase from the 159 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 171 | 8 |
| 2021-2022 | 159 | 5 |
| 2020-2021 | 159 | 7 |
| 2018-2019 | 170 | 22 |
Learn more about online learning at Manhattan Area Technical College.
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
More about our data sources and methodologies.