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Kaw Area Technical School

General Information

Name: Kaw Area Technical School
Address: 5724 Huntoon, Topeka, KS 66604
Phone:

  • General information: (785) 228-6321
  • Financial aid office: (785) 228-6323
  • Admissions office: (785) 228-6322

Website: www.kats.tec.ks.us
Type of Institution: Private for-profit, 2-yearPublic, less-than 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Largest program 2006-07Program length (hours)
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician1080

Program prices for full-time students
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$2,700$2,430$2,160
Books and supplies$4,270$3,170$2,430
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$3,600$3,600$3,600
        Other expenses$5,850$5,850$5,850
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,250$2,250$2,250

Total expenses   
Off-campus$16,420$15,050$14,040
Off-campus with family$9,220$7,850$6,840

Other programs 2006-07Program
length
(hours)		Tuition
and
fees		Books
and
supplies
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training1200$3,000$1,274
Electrician1080$2,700$332
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General1080$2,700$460
Building/Property Maintenance and Management1080$2,700$529
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician1080$2,700$2,710

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 54%
  • Federal grants: 35%
  • *loans: 20%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2353

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 654
Overall graduation rate: 88%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 21%
    • Part Time: 79%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 68%
    • Women: 32%

White non-hispanic: 75%
Black non-hispanic: 5%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 2%
Other: 13%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Certificate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Certificate
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production - Certificate
    Construction Trades
  • Building/Property Maintenance and Management - Certificate
  • Electrician - Certificate
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Civil Engineering Technology/Technician - Certificate
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General - Certificate
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant - Certificate
  • Home Furnishings and Equipment Installers - Certificate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training - Certificate
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary - Certificate
  • Medication Aide - Certificate
  • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant - Certificate
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist - Certificate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary - Certificate
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician - Certificate
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician - Certificate
  • Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician - Certificate
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General - Certificate
  • Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other - Certificate
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Institutional Food Workers - Certificate
    Precision Production
  • Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright - Certificate
  • Machine Tool Technology/Machinist - Certificate
  • Welding Technology/Welder - Certificate
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Commercial Photography - Certificate


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