by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for Fort Hays Tech North Central, covering the cost range, projected degree costs, net price, debt at graduation, default rates, and aid distribution patterns.
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The cost of attendance at Fort Hays Tech North Central comes to about $22,287.00 annually.
The blocks below show what you would pay with no aid, with average aid, and as a low-income student.
| Tuition and fees | $7,350.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $14,937.00 |
| Total cost | $22,287.00 |
| That is 16% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $22,287.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$9,061.00 |
| Net price | $13,226.00 |
| That is 31% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $22,287.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$12,068.00 |
| Net price | $10,219.00 |
| That is 47% below the national average net price. | |
| Want the line-by-line detail? Dig into tuition and fees plus living costs. |
The projections below extend the current annual cost across a degree. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. The loan rows amortise the projected total over a ten-year, 6.8% repayment.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $10,219.00 | $13,226.00 | $22,287.00 |
| Senior year | $10,219.00 | $13,226.00 | $22,287.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $40,876.00 | $52,904.00 | $89,148.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $15,572.00 | $20,155.00 | $33,962.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $470.00 | $609.00 | $1,026.00 |
| Total amount paid | $56,448.00 | $73,059.00 | $123,110.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $10,219.00 | $13,226.00 | $22,287.00 |
| Senior year | $10,219.00 | $13,226.00 | $22,287.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $20,438.00 | $26,452.00 | $44,574.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $7,786.00 | $10,077.00 | $16,981.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $235.00 | $304.00 | $513.00 |
| Total amount paid | $28,224.00 | $36,529.00 | $61,555.00 |
| For the complete net-price picture, see the Net Price section. |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $12,393.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $17,460.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $15,056.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,166.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,335.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,007.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $21,019.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Fort Hays Tech North Central Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Fort Hays Tech North Central comes to $6,850.00, categorized as a Very Low (<$10k) debt-load classification.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,500.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $6,850.00 |
| 75th | $12,000.00 |
| 90th | $19,325.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt outcomes vary substantially with family income. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,243.00 |
| Middle income | $5,500.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $3,743.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
Whether your parents attended college is associated with differences in median debt at graduation.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,100.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $6,000.00 |
First-gen borrowers at Fort Hays Tech North Central take on $1,100.00 more median debt than continuing-generation peers.
Pell Grant eligibility is a useful proxy for low-income status among undergraduates. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap at Fort Hays Tech North Central comes to $2,500.00. This school carries a federal Pell-debt-inequity flag.
The federal default-rate tier for Fort Hays Tech North Central is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 8.3% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Fort Hays Tech North Central reach $32,972,757.00 spread across 3,497 student borrowers.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 6 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $6,280.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Fort Hays Tech North Central, a few questions are worth asking:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.