Colleges in Garden City Kansas

County: Finney

Elevation: 2839 feet

Land Area: 8.53 square miles

Population Density: 3347 people per square mile

Population: 28,557

Population change since 2000: 0.40%

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (49.8%), Hispanic (43.9%), Other race (22.3%), Two or more races (2.7%), Vietnamese (2.5%), American Indian (1.6%), Black (1.5%), Other Asian (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries (City): German (16.4%), United States (9.1%), Irish (5.9%), English (4.8%), French (1.8%), Dutch (1.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wichita, KS (193.7 miles , pop. 344,284)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (425.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580)

Nearest cities: Holcomb, KS (2.6 miles ), Deerfield, KS (3.8 miles ), Lakin, KS (4.7 miles ), Ingalls, KS (5.0 miles ), Cimarron, KS (5.5 miles ), Copeland, KS (5.7 miles ), Sublette, KS (5.9 miles ), Montezuma, KS (5.9 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Garden City: Garden City Regional Airport (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 5,522, Itinerant Ops: 10,380, Local Ops: 1,224, Military Ops: 1,698)

Garden City Compared to State Average:

Median house value below state average.

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.

Median age below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage above state average.

Length of stay since moving in below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 66.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.50%

Graduate or professional degree: 4.80%

Colleges/Universities in Garden City:

GARDEN CITY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,225, Location: 801 CAMPUS DR, Public, Website: www.gccc.cc.ks.us)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Garden City:

FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY

about 105 miles, HAYS, KS, Full-time enrollment: 4,572

BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 118 miles, GREAT BEND, KS, FT enrollment: 2,268

HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

about 161 miles, HUTCHINSON, KS, FT enrollment: 2,268

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

about 186 miles, WICHITA, KS, FT enrollment: 10,403

FRIENDS UNIVERSITY

about 193 miles, WICHITA, KS, FT enrollment: 2,983

AMARILLO COLLEGE

about 202 miles, AMARILLO, TX, FT enrollment: 4,876

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO

about 203 miles, PUEBLO, CO, FT enrollment: 4,275