Garden City Community College
Garden City Community College at a Glance
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About Garden City Community College
According to Wikipedia, Garden City Community College is a public community college in Garden City, Kansas. It was established in 1919 to provide a means for post-secondary education for area residents. The school initially shared facilities in Sabine Hall and Calkins Hall in the 100 block of Buffalo Jones Avenue with Garden City High School and opened with a first class of less than three dozen students. The college moved to the then-new Garden City High School building in 1954. The Kansas Legislature passed the Community College Act in 1965, authorizing establishment of 22 independent colleges including GCCC. Today GCCC is one of 19 Kansas community colleges.
Garden City Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 51% |
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 Garden City Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $3,840 |
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 Garden City Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Garden City Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $44,492 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.
Garden City 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 |
|---|---|
| 2,591 | 2,591 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Garden City Community College?
Garden City Community College is located at 801 Campus Dr, Garden City, KS 67846-6333.
How Safe is Garden City Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Garden City Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Garden City Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Garden City has a violent crime rate of 0.53% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.17%. 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 Garden City Community College Known For?
Garden City Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Garden City Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Garden City 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
Garden City Community College ranks #518 in the U.S. and #1366 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesGarden City Community College ranks #2340 in the U.S. and #8204 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesGarden City Community College ranks #2622 in the U.S. and #9905 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesGarden City Community College ranks #2911 in the U.S. and #6134 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesWho Are Garden City Community College's Most Influential Alumni?
Garden City Community College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Mathematics, and Anthropology. Here are some of Garden City Community College's most famous alumni:
- Gene Keady
- An American basketball player-coach, Purdue University Boilermakers.
- Corey Dillon
- A Former American football running back.
- Keith Smart
- An American basketball player and coach.
- Tyreek Hill
- An American football player .
- Nick Marshall
- A College football player.
- Darrin Hancock
- An American basketball player.
- Phil Loadholt
- An American football player.
- Frank Murphy
- An American football player.
