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Pratt Community College

Pratt, KS347 online only

Pratt Community College is a public community college in Pratt, KS, with about 806 students on campus.

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Students on campus
806
plus 347 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$9,731
tuition and fees $4,256; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 73% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$51,892
higher than at 74% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Pratt Community College, in brief

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $6,500, about $69 a month over ten years. That’s 1.8% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Pratt is below the state median

Median rent in Pratt is $798 a month, 25% below the state median. Living in Pratt ↓

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
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 37%
Come back for year two
63%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$51,892
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$6,500
about $69 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

1.8%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$69 a month against about $3,733 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

53%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 63% 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
$44k
Middle income$30–75k
$55k
Higher incomeover $75k
$63k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Pratt Community College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Pratt Community College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $19,780 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $4,936

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,256Room & board $7,376Books & supplies $3,000Other costs $5,148

After grants, the average family on aid pays $9,731.

Tuition and fees are $4,256 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

$10,404

About $20,808 over 2 years · 47% 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

Liberal arts 32%Health professions 29%Construction trades 14%Transportation 10%Precision production 6%Agriculture 4%Everything else 4%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities110 graduates a year · typical debt $7,819
$33k4 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers29 graduates a year
—not reported
Agricultural Business and Management4 graduates a year
—not reported
Precision Metal Working4 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications2 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

579 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 60%Hispanic 5%Black 12%Two or more 6%International 10%

Women and men

Women 39%Men 61%
22 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
16%
take federal loans
16%
undergrads 25 or older
16%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Pratt

9% of Pratt’s 6,574 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Pratt pages.

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PrattPratt, KS
$798/momedian rent · 25% below the state$128Ktypical home valueB−Safety Grade21° / 92°January low / July high · 15" of snowB−Health GradeAll colleges in and near PrattCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Pratt Community College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Barclay CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Haviland
21.5 mi104 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.