10-yr median earnings
$45,387
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Overland Park, Kansas
Johnson County Community College
Johnson County Community College is a public institution in Overland Park, Kansas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $14,176
- Avg net price / yr
- $45,387
- 10-yr median earnings
- 30.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Johnson County Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 38%
- former-student earnings, US
- 30.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Johnson County Community College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
Johnson County Community College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C
$45,387
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$14,176
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
30.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$8,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
59.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$14,176
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
30.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 30.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Johnson County Community College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Johnson County Community College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Johnson County Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$45,387 Top 38% higher than 62% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Johnson County Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,387 | #1962 of 5103 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $14,176 | #1927 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.2% | #4276 of 4858 | 12th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 11,332 | #298 of 5462 | 95th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
11,332
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
30.2%
150%-time completion
$45,387
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Johnson County Community College ranks in Kansas
State rank among 74 reporting Kansas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Johnson County Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $45,387 | #36 of 74 | 51st |
| Average net price | $14,176 | #29 of 72 | 60th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 30.2% | #65 of 69 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 11,332 | #3 of 74 | 96th |
Highest former-student earnings in Kansas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baker University | $63,855 | $25,301 |
| 2 | Baker University School of Nursing | $63,855 | - |
| 3 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | $62,972 | $32,165 |
| 4 | University of Kansas | $61,945 | $18,059 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Wichita | $61,480 | $29,785 |
| 6 | University of Saint Mary | $59,483 | $22,519 |
| 7 | Kansas State University | $57,262 | $19,406 |
| 8 | Southwestern College | $55,646 | $29,824 |
| 9 | Ottawa University-Ottawa | $55,552 | $27,963 |
| 10 | Ottawa University-Online | $55,552 | - |
| 11 | Ottawa University-Kansas City | $55,552 | - |
| 12 | Newman University | $55,041 | $19,971 |
| 36 | Johnson County Community CollegeThis school | $45,387 | $14,176 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Johnson County Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,403 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$13,057 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,386 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$19,363 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Johnson County Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $2,424 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $5,688 |
| Average Net Price | $14,176 |
17.1%
Pell Grant Rate
7.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,750
Median Debt
$93/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +73.2%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Johnson County Community College's published in-state tuition went from $2,550 to $2,328 (-8.7%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $7,592 to $13,153. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
-8.7%
$2,550 → $2,328
Average net price
+73.2%
$7,592 → $13,153
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,5922023 · $13,153
Over the same years, enrollment went -14.0% (12,361 → 10,634 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.3%
Female
36.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$39,003
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.0%
Earning Over $25K
59.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 30.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $39,003 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $45,387 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 57.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 59.8% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,750 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $93/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 15 | 1,482 | $57,230 | $71,848 | $9,023 |
| Certificate | 7 | 789 | $59,486 | $95,899 | $7,850 |
Top programs at Johnson County Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Ground Transportation
Ground Transportation
$95,899 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$71,848 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$70,088 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$69,971 median earnings
- Criminal Justice and Corre…
Criminal Justice and Corrections
$66,787 median earnings
- Computer Systems Networkin…
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
$65,919 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$61,190 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$58,547 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Johnson County Community College? ▼
Johnson County Community College is a public institution in Overland Park, Kansas. Undergraduate enrollment is 11,332 students.
How much do Johnson County Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Johnson County Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $45,387 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $39,003.
How much does Johnson County Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Johnson County Community College is $14,176. In-state tuition is $2,424 and out-of-state tuition is $5,688. Median student debt at graduation is $8,750.
What is the graduation rate at Johnson County Community College? ▼
Johnson County Community College has a 30.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Johnson County Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Johnson County Community College is $8,750, while former students earn a median of $45,387 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 19% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 59.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $93.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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