June 05, 2024
Best Community Colleges: North
Central Kansas Technical College (KS)
North Central Kansas Technical
College (NCK Tech), a school of higher learning, offers degree, certificate and
professional development education. NCK Tech’s main campus is located in
Beloit, Kansas; the branch campus is located in Hays, Kansas.
North Central has an outstanding
reputation for graduate placement, averaging over 90% annually. NCK Tech
graduate salaries are consistently comparable to graduates of 2- and 4-year
institutions.
The college offers 24 programs of
study, including these major areas:
- Automotive Collision Technology
- Agricultural Equipment
Technology
- Nursing
- Residential Electricity
- Diesel Technology
NCK Tech offers statewide
articulation agreements in the following pathways:
- AV Communications
- Information Support/Services
- Network Systems
- Production – Welding
- Programming and Software
Development
- Web/Digital Communications
The junior college has also
developed The Kansas Institute of Underground Technology, in partnership with
the U.S. Department of Commerce and local businesses.
The community college ranked #5 in
the CNN Money listing of community colleges in 2012 and listed among the top
10% of all U.S. community colleges by the Aspen Institute in 2013.
