Colby Community College
Colby Community College at a Glance
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About Colby Community College
According to Wikipedia, Colby Community College is a public community college in Colby, Kansas. It was established in 1964 and has a 57-acre main campus in Colby with an additional agricultural center east of the city. The college is able to accommodate hundreds of off-campus students by offering classes in the 14-county service area, including a nursing campus in Norton, and through online distance education courses.
Colby Community College's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate of Completion in Telecommunications Network Technician
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Technical Certificate in Virtual Assistant
- Required Credits: 33
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Completion in Solar Photovoltaic
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Completion in Wind Technology
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate of Completion in Veterinary Office Assistant
- Required Credits: 13
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Technical Certificate in Veterinary Tech Assistant
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Solar Photovoltaic
- Required Credits: 37
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Wind Technology
- Required Credits: 37
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Sustainable/Renewable Energy
- Required Credits: 66
- Format: Fully online
Colby Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 66% | 55% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Colby Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,260 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Colby Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Colby Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,492 a year, and 89% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Colby Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,218 | 2,218 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Colby Community College?
Colby Community College is located at 1255 S Range, Colby, KS 67701.
How Safe is Colby Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Colby Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Colby Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.07%. Colby has a violent crime rate of 0.23% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.86%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Colby Community College Known For?
Colby Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Colby Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Colby Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Colby Community College ranks #750 in the U.S. and #1958 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesColby Community College ranks #2842 in the U.S. and #5941 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesColby Community College ranks #3138 in the U.S. and #11618 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesColby Community College ranks #3727 in the U.S. and #13323 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesColby Community College ranks #3865 in the U.S. and #14309 worldwide for influence in Business.
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