Fort Hays Tech North Central
Beloit, KS 67420
About Fort Hays Tech North Central
Fort Hays Tech North Central is a public certificate and vocational school in Beloit, Kansas, enrolling about 441 students. Programs focus on certificates and workforce credentials that prepare students for skilled trades and technical careers. Typical net price after grant aid is about $12,393 for students who receive it, compared with published tuition near $7,350. Median earnings about ten years after entry reach about $46,928 among students who received federal aid.
Key findings
- Fort Hays Tech North Central charges 33% above the national public median tuition ($7,350).
- Versus the Kansas median, sticker tuition is 21% below.
- Completion within 150% of normal time is 78.06%.
- Median earnings 10 years after entry are $46,928.
Research findings
Finding
Modeled return on investment at Fort Hays Tech North Central is strong.
Estimated ROI reaches about 847% using Scorecard cost and 10-year earnings fields in this extract.
Interpretation: On this institution-wide model, typical graduate earnings over a decade substantially exceed estimated net education cost.
Limitation: ROI is institution-wide and not program-specific; individual outcomes vary by major, aid package, and labor market.
Cost benchmarks
| Benchmark | Median Tuition | Median Net Price | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hays Tech North Central | $7,350 | $12,393 | 1 |
| Public (national median) | $5,512 | — | 1,688 |
| Kansas (state median) | $9,282 | $9,905 | 60 |
| United States (national median) | $11,900 | $17,156 | — |
Compares this campus to school-type, state, and locale medians plus a U.S. national median (College Scorecard–derived). Locale groups campuses by NCES locale type; state tuition is the median published tuition among campuses in that state.
How expensive is Fort Hays Tech North Central really?
Key findings
- Fort Hays Tech North Central charges 33% above the national public median tuition ($7,350).
- Versus the Kansas median, sticker tuition is 21% below.
Fort Hays Tech North Central tuition
Published undergraduate tuition $7,350
Finding Fort Hays Tech North Central charges 33% above the national public median tuition.
Evidence Published tuition is $7,350. That is 33% above the national public median ($5,512). Versus the Kansas median ($9,282), sticker tuition is 21% below. Versus the U.S. median ($11,900), sticker is 38% below.
Method Sticker tuition compared with Scorecard-derived medians by ownership, state, locale, and national rollups when available.
Interpretation Published tuition measures sticker price relative to public and geographic peers; it does not equal what undergraduates typically pay after aid.
Limitation Sticker comparisons omit room, board, and institutional aid; average net price and income-band net prices are the stronger signals of typical family cost.
Evidence: published tuition at Fort Hays Tech North Central versus school-type, state, locale, and U.S. medians.
Evidence: average net price at Fort Hays Tech North Central versus state, locale, and U.S. medians.
What undergraduates typically pay
Finding Average net price at Fort Hays Tech North Central is $12,393.
Evidence College Scorecard average net price is $12,393 (cost of attendance minus average grant aid for aided undergraduates). That is about $2,488 above the Kansas median net price.
Method Average net price from College Scorecard; compared with state, locale, and U.S. medians from EDsmart aggregates.
Interpretation Average net price is a stronger institutional cost signal than published tuition because it incorporates grant aid.
Limitation The campus average masks large differences by household income; income-band net prices can diverge sharply from the overall average.
Key takeaway At Fort Hays Tech North Central, average net price exceeds published tuition alone because net price uses a fuller cost-of-attendance base.
Fort Hays Tech North Central: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Fort Hays Tech North Central—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
The combination of completion and 10-year earnings is a multidimensional outcomes signal; it does not measure educational quality by itself.
Financial profile
Annual tuition
$7,350
Avg. net price
$12,393
Net price by family income
| Income bracket | Avg. annual net price |
|---|---|
| $0–$30,000 | $9,386 |
| $30,001–$48,000 | $11,999 |
| $48,001–$75,000 | $12,948 |
| $75,001–$110,000 | $12,975 |
| $110,001+ | $16,530 |
Sticker tuition × four years (estimate, no room/board): $29,400. See cost investigation.
Student outcomes
Share of first-year students returning the following fall.
Graduation rate and 10-year earnings are in the hero strip above; see Graduates for more.
What Fort Hays Tech North Central is known for
Top program completions
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide155
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training45
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse43
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician32
- Medication Aide27
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Fort Hays Tech North Central a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Fort Hays Tech North Central is a good school for those looking for strong completion alongside solid mid-career earnings.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Fort Hays Tech North Central.
Campus
Location
Beloit, KS
City / state
- ZIP
- 67420
Control
Institution type
Public
Control
- Region
- Plains
- Carnegie
- Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Size
Enrollment
441
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 1,319
- Full-time share
- 86%
Student aid
Debt & aid
$10,000
Median federal loan debt
- Pell grant share
- 23.20%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Fort Hays Tech North Central.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Fort Hays Tech North Central was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Fort Hays Tech North Central in that year.
Reporting years in the table below: 2013–2023 (Scorecard labels refer to the institutional submission cycle).
| Year | In-state tuition & fees | Out-of-state tuition & fees | Average net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $4,841 | $4,841 | $11,003 |
| 2014 | $5,098 | $5,098 | $10,933 |
| 2015 | $5,180 | $5,180 | $11,293 |
| 2016 | $5,696 | $5,696 | $12,251 |
| 2017 | $6,019 | $6,019 | $12,426 |
| 2018 | $6,144 | $6,144 | $12,285 |
| 2019 | $6,398 | $6,398 | $12,425 |
| 2020 | $7,324 | $7,324 | $12,985 |
| 2021 | $7,692 | $7,692 | $13,507 |
| 2022 | $8,492 | $8,492 | $16,938 |
| 2023 | $7,208 | $7,208 | $17,460 |
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Fort Hays Tech North Central reported total enrollment of about 441 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 66% male and 34% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (90.0%), Two or More Races (4.8%), and Hispanic or Latino (2.9%). About 23.20% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Roughly 35.2% of students are first-generation college students.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
86.4% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Fort Hays Tech North Central in 2024 is 441 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 1,319 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
81.8%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
76.53% 100% Completion Time
78.06% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 76.53% of students graduating from Fort Hays Tech North Central completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide: 11% male / 89% female
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training: 7% male / 93% female
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: 9% male / 91% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
Fort Hays Tech North Central graduates earn a median of $46,928 ten years after entry
Finding Earnings, debt, and program mix define the financial profile of Fort Hays Tech North Central.
Evidence Median earnings 10 years after entry: $46,928. Median federal loan debt: $10,000. Average net price used in cost models: $12,393.
Method College Scorecard median earnings (10-year), median debt, and EDsmart ROI / payback models using campus net price.
Interpretation Institution-wide ROI and debt ratios summarize campus averages; program choice still drives individual outcomes.
Limitation Salary reflects median earnings ten years after entry; ROI is not program-specific.
Key takeaway Fort Hays Tech North Central graduates report median earnings of $46,928 ten years after entry—an institution-wide outcomes signal, not a program guarantee.
Return on Investment
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Fort Hays Tech North Central.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 10 programs by IPEDS completions (21 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Fort Hays Tech North Central.
Employment Outcomes
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Fort Hays Tech North Central graduates.
How financially powerful is this institution?
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Fort Hays Tech North Central—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Institutional endowment
$591,286
End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023
- Kansas median 0.04× the median ($13.6M)
- Plains median 0.02× the median ($24.1M)
- U.S. median 0.02× the median ($26.4M)
- Kansas median 0.06× the median ($15,453)
- Plains median 0.06× the median ($15,020)
- U.S. median 0.08× the median ($12,100)
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 78.5%
- Kansas median 13.3 pp above median (65.2%)
- Plains median 13.7 pp above median (64.7%)
- U.S. median 20.5 pp above median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $5,451
- Kansas median 0.85× the median ($6,380)
- Plains median 0.76× the median ($7,194)
- U.S. median 0.72× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $9,892
- Kansas median 1.5× the median ($6,600)
- Plains median 1.2× the median ($8,150)
- U.S. median 1.4× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Fort Hays Tech North Central at a glance
Fort Hays Tech North Central
Fort Hays Tech North Central is a public institution in Beloit, KS, classified as Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideLicensed Practical/Vocational Nurse TrainingRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian90.0%Two or More Races4.8%Hispanic or Latino2.9%
- Opportunity College (2025)
- Higher access & higher earnings · Browse OCU directory
Schools near Fort Hays Tech North Central
Other campuses in Beloit, KS when available, plus nearby institutions in Kansas.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade B) within Kansas, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Fort Hays Tech North Central located?
Fort Hays Tech North Central is located in Beloit, KS.
What is Fort Hays Tech North Central's tuition?
Fort Hays Tech North Central tuition (published undergraduate sticker price) is $7,350 in the latest College Scorecard data. Average net price after grant aid is $12,393 for undergraduates receiving Title IV aid.
How much does Fort Hays Tech North Central cost?
Reported tuition is $7,350 and average net price is $12,393 in the latest College Scorecard data. On-campus room and board is estimated at $9,092 annually.
What explains Fort Hays Tech North Central's return on investment in EDsmart Data?
EDsmart Data models ROI using campus average net price ($12,393), completion (78.1% within 150% of normal time where reported), and median earnings ten years after entry ($46,928). High completion and strong mid-career earnings relative to net cost raise modeled ROI; the estimate is institution-wide and not program-specific. Debt-to-earnings ratios, when available, further contextualize borrowing pressure. Limitations include suppressed fields, program mix, and labor-market variation over time.
What is the student body demographics at Fort Hays Tech North Central?
Fort Hays Tech North Central reports undergraduate enrollment of about 1,319 students, White (90.0%), Two or More Races (4.8%) in federal College Scorecard data.
How many first-generation students attend Fort Hays Tech North Central?
About 35.2% of students at Fort Hays Tech North Central are first-generation college students.
What do graduates of Fort Hays Tech North Central earn?
Median earnings are $41,498 six years after entry and $46,928 ten years after entry.
What is the graduation rate at Fort Hays Tech North Central?
The 150%-time completion rate is 78.1% for the cohort reported to the College Scorecard.
How much debt do Fort Hays Tech North Central students have?
Median federal loan debt among completers is $10,000.
Is Fort Hays Tech North Central public or private?
Fort Hays Tech North Central is a public institution located in Beloit, KS.
Is Fort Hays Tech North Central an HBCU?
No. Fort Hays Tech North Central is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Fort Hays Tech North Central a tribal college?
No. Fort Hays Tech North Central is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.