Colby Community College vs. Garden City Community College

Comparable Facts

Compare Colby Community College in Colby, KS with Garden City Community College in Garden City, KS on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Garden City Community College is larger than Colby Community College based on total student enrollment (2,079 students vs. 1,409 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Colby Community College is located in Colby, KS (Remote Town setting); Garden City Community College is in Garden City, KS (Remote Town setting).
• Colby Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Garden City Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Colby Community College 18:1; Garden City Community College 15:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Garden City Community College are 20.6% lower than at Colby Community College ($6,800 vs. $8,562).
• Out-of-state tuition is 35% higher at Colby Community College than at Garden City Community College (about $1,510 more per year; $5,830 vs. $4,320).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Garden City Community College than at Colby Community College (84% vs. 77%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Colby Community College students is 18.9% larger than aid received by Garden City Community College students ($6,700 vs. $5,636).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Colby Community College and Garden City Community College.
• Enrolled first-year students at Garden City Community College average a 3.07 high school GPA, 0.11 higher than at Colby Community College (2.96).

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Colby Community College graduates have a $79 lower median loan debt than Garden City Community College graduates ($6,500 vs. $6,579).
• Among borrowers, Colby Community College graduates have an estimated $1 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Garden City Community College graduates ($67 vs. $68).
• More Colby Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Garden City Community College students, three years after graduation (61% vs. 52%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.