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Community college · Public

Fort Hays Tech North Central

Beloit, KS160 online only

Fort Hays Tech North Central is a public community college in Beloit, KS, with about 797 students on campus.

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Students on campus
797
plus 160 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$12,393
tuition and fees $7,350; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
78%
higher than at 71% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,928
higher than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Fort Hays Tech North Central, in brief

Open to everyone, and students finish

Fort Hays Tech North Central has open enrollment, yet 78% of students graduate, more than at 71% of 2-year colleges. Outcomes ↓

A graduation gap for lower-income students

62% of students with Pell grants finish, against 78% overall, a gap of 16 points. 23% of undergraduates get Pell grants. Outcomes ↓

Men outnumber women about two to one

66% of undergraduates are men and 34% are women. The students ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $10,000, about $106 a month over ten years. That’s 3.1% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Fort Hays Tech North Central is mostly about health professions

57% of the degrees Fort Hays Tech North Central awards are in health professions; the next biggest field, mechanics and repair, is 14%. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
78%
within 3 years · Pell students 62%
Come back for year two
82%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,928
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,000
about $106 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$106 a month against about $3,458 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

56%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 69% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Fort Hays Tech North Central?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Fort Hays Tech North Central is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $21,454 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees (in state) $7,350Room & board $9,092Books & supplies $2,982Other costs $2,030

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,393.

Tuition and fees are $7,350 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,948

About $25,896 over 2 years · 40% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 57%Mechanic & repair 14%Construction trades 12%Precision production 5%Transportation 4%Business 3%Everything else 7%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing38 graduates a year
$81k4 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers29 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians26 graduates a year
$50k4 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other9 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications7 graduates a year
—not reported
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians5 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Mechanization4 graduates a year
$58k4 yrs out
Construction Trades, Other4 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

441 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 90%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 34%Men 66%
10 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
22%
take federal loans
12%
undergrads 25 or older
14%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Beloit

7% of Beloit’s 3,288 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Beloit pages.

Beloit →
$643/momedian rent · 39% below the state$141Ktypical home valueBSafety Grade17° / 91°January low / July high · 16" of snowC−Health GradeAll colleges in and near BeloitCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Fort Hays Tech North Central; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Cloud County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Concordia
24.3 mi1,261 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.