Cowley County Community College

Location and Contact Information

125 S 2nd St
Arkansas City, KS 67005
USA
Main Tel: (620) 442-0430
Web Site

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Cowley County Community College is also referred to as Cowley College, and is located in Arkansas City, Kansas. Established in 1922, Cowley College was originally named as Arkansas City Junior College (ACJC). This two-year college offers more than 70 degree programs, distance-learning classes, e-learning and certificate courses in subjects which include journalism, criminal justice, liberal arts and natural science.

The college campus has several student clubs and organizations including the Chess Club, Creative Claws, the Journalism Club, the Art and Design Club and Act One Drama Club. The students participate in various sports such as tennis, basketball and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, mechanics and repair, science and laboratory technician, and production trades.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Cowley County Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville, FL7,463
2James H Faulkner State Community CollegeBay Minette, AL3,727
3Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, VA3,307
4Gulf Coast Community CollegePanama City, FL5,885
5Brevard Community CollegeCocoa, FL15,607
6Whatcom Community CollegeBellingham, WA4,429
7Pasco-Hernando Community CollegeNew Port Richey, FL8,602
8Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant, TX2,448
9Saint Johns River Community CollegePalatka, FL5,826
10State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, FL10,838

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate48420
1-2 year certificate7310
< 1 year certificate 1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  29
Without tenure; working toward tenure  13

Students

Student enrollment was 3,625 in 2009-2010 (2,638 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Cowley County Community College provides on-campus housing for 432 of its 2,638 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (16 awarded)

  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

  • Computer and Information Systems Security
  • System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

  • Electromechanical Instrumentation/Maintenance Techs

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (2 awarded)

  • Child Care and Support Services Management

LAW (1 awarded)

  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (407 awarded)

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (62 awarded)

  • Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

  • Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (10 awarded)

  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (3 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

  • Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (30 awarded)

  • Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
  • Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (15 awarded)

  • Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Police Science

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