These 2 Kansas community colleges are some of the best in US, ranking says. See the list

A recent ranking named one Kansas community college as the best in the United States.

WalletHub released its best community colleges in 2024 ranking this month and put two Kansas colleges in the top five. Manhattan Area Technical College in Manhattan, Kansas, was named first and Pratt Community College in Pratt earned the third spot.

WalletHub compiled the ranking by comparing 650 community colleges across the nation on a number of factors, including graduation rate, student to teacher ratio, and cost of tuition and fees.

Manhattan Area Technical College has an enrollment of 842, according to U.S. News & World Report. The student to teacher ratio of the college is 15 to 1.

“This achievement is a testament to the hard work of our faculty, staff, and students, and it reflects our ongoing commitment to creating opportunities for success,” the college’s president, James Genandt, said in a social media post by the college.

The college offers multiple degree programs in automotive technology, business and information technology, general and adult education, health sciences and more.

Pratt Community College has an enrollment of 1,164, according to U.S. News & World Report, and a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

“Hats off to the PCC Faculty and Staff for the hard work, dedication and commitment to helping PCC students achieve success,” Pratt Community College’s president, Michael Calvert, said in a release posted on the college’s website.

Pratt Community College offers multiple academic majors, technical programs and certificate programs.

WalletHub’s best community colleges in the U.S.

Here’s the top five community colleges in the United States, according to WalletHub:

1. Manhattan Area Technical College
2. State Technical College of Missouri in Linn
3. Pratt Community College
4. Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico
5. Southeast New Mexico College in Carlsbad

WalletHub chose these as the best community colleges in Kansas:

1. Manhattan Area Technical College
2. Pratt Community College
3. Colby Community College
4. Johnson County Community College
5. Hutchinson Community College

Lindsay Smith

The Wichita Eagle

Lindsay Smith is a suburban news reporter for the Wichita Eagle, covering the communities of Andover, Bel Aire, Derby, Haysville and Kechi. She has been on The Eagle staff since 2022 and was the service journalism reporter for three years. She has a degree in communications with an emphasis in journalism from Wichita State, where she was editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Sunflower, for two years. You can reach her via email at lsmith@wichitaeagle.com.