Garden City Community College vs. Salina Tech

Comparable Facts

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

Garden City Community College is larger than Salina Tech based on total student enrollment (2,079 students vs. 1,016 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Garden City Community College is located in Garden City, KS (Remote Town setting); Salina Area Technical College is in Salina, KS (Rural Fringe setting).
• Garden City Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Salina Area Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Garden City Community College 15:1; Salina Area Technical College 8:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Salina Area Technical College are 7.2% lower than at Garden City Community College ($6,309 vs. $6,800).
• Out-of-state tuition is 65% higher at Salina Tech than at Garden City Community College (about $2,808 more per year; $7,128 vs. $4,320).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Garden City Community College than at Salina Area Technical College (84% vs. 62%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Salina Area Technical College students is 56.4% larger than aid received by Garden City Community College students ($8,815 vs. $5,636).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Garden City Community College and Salina Tech.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Salina Area Technical College graduates have a $1,079 lower median loan debt than Garden City Community College graduates ($5,500 vs. $6,579).
• Among borrowers, Salina Tech graduates have an estimated $12 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Garden City Community College graduates ($56 vs. $68).
• More Salina Tech graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Garden City Community College students, three years after graduation (59% vs. 52%).

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