Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares NWKTC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Kansas.
NWKTC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,477 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Kansas average (3,147 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College752752
Similarly Ranked Schools2,4772,477
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Kansas3,1473,147
The below chart compares the student population between Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 499 male and 253 female students attending NWKTC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.97 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at NWKTC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at NWKTC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total752411341
Men499315184
Women25396157

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 534 White students (71.01%) and 132 Hispanic students (17.55%) at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native321
Asian220
Black or African American352411
Hispanic1329042
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211
White534353181
Two or More Races251312
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 752499253

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 637 students whose age under twenty five and 91 students whose age is over thirty years old at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College.
Especially, 115 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College.
Population by Student Age at Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
TotalMenWomen
Total752 499253
Under 18115 8035
18-19293 178115
20-21196 15145
22-2433 294
25-2924 168
30-3416 79
35-3913 76
40-4932 1814
50-6424 1014
65 and over6 33
Total 752 499253

Online Student Population

At Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College, 327 students (43.48% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 24 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 22 students live in Kansas where Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College is located in and 2 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total752
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes24
Enrolled Some in Online Classes303
Not Enrolled in Online Classes425
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)24
Kansas Residents22
Other State in U.S.2
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0