by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Salina Area Technical College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
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.
Salina Area Technical College was awarded 2 badges in the 2026 rankings.
Salina Tech was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The student to faculty ratio at Salina Tech is an impressive 8 to 1. That’s quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Salina Area Technical College is 67%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Salina Area Technical College has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. 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.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Salina Tech the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 72%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Salina Area Technical College.
In the current academic year, there are 352 undergraduates at Salina Tech.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Salina Area Technical College.
The average net price of Salina Tech is $16,772. 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 Salina Tech
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,320 | $6,791 | $8,163 | $12,938 | $6,946 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Salina Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Salina Tech, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $3,783 a year. That adds up to $15,132 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 20.9%. 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. Get more details about paying for Salina Area Technical College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Salina Area Technical College with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $42,175 in their early years. This is about 14% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Salina Area Technical College make the most money.
Salina Area Technical College is an public institution situated in Salina, Kansas. Salina is a great place for students who enjoy small town life. Get more details about the location of Salina Area Technical College.
Contact information for Salina Area Technical College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2562 Centennial Road, Salina, KS 67401 |
| Phone: | 7853093100 |
| Website: | www.salinatech.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 11 majors graduated from Salina Area Technical College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 552 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 210 | NA |
| Health Aids & Attendants | 76 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 60 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 38 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 31 | $42,173 |
| Dental Support Services | 28 | NA |
| Nursing | 23 | NA |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 16 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Installation | 15 | NA |
Online courses are 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.
385 students took at least one online class at Salina Area Technical College.
Learn more about online learning at Salina 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.
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