|
Name of College or University |
Location |
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Academy of Hair Design Inc |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Salina, KS |
|
Allen County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Iola, KS |
|
American Academy of Hair Design |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Topeka, KS |
|
American Institute of Baking |
Private not-for-profit, less-than-2-year
in Manhattan, KS |
|
Baker University College of Arts and
Sciences |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Baldwin City, KS |
|
Baker University School of Nursing |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Topeka, KS |
|
Baker University School of Professional
and Graduate Studies |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Overland Park, KS |
|
Barclay College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Haviland, KS |
|
Barton County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Great Bend, KS |
|
Benedictine College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Atchison, KS |
|
Bethany College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Lindsborg, KS |
|
Bethel College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in North Newton, KS |
|
BMSI Institute |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Overland Park, KS |
|
Brown Mackie College-Kansas City |
Private for-profit, 2-year in Lenexa, KS |
|
Brown Mackie College-Salina |
Private for-profit, 2-year in Salina, KS |
|
Bryan College |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Topeka, KS |
|
Butler County Community College |
Public, 2-year in El Dorado, KS |
|
Central Baptist Theological Seminary |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Kansas City, KS |
|
Central Christian College of Kansas |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Mc Pherson, KS |
|
Cloud County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Concordia, KS |
|
Coffeyville Community College |
Public, 2-year in Coffeyville, KS |
|
Coffeyville Community College |
Public, 2-year in Coffeyville, KS |
|
Colby Community College |
Public, 2-year in Colby, KS |
|
Cowley County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Arkansas City, KS |
|
Crums Beauty College |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Manhattan, KS |
|
Cutting Edge Hairstyling Academy |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Kansas City, KS |
|
Dodge City Community College |
Public, 2-year in Dodge City, KS |
|
Donnelly College |
Private not-for-profit, 2-year in Kansas
City, KS |
|
Emporia State University |
Public, 4-year or above in Emporia, KS |
|
Flint Hills Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Emporia, KS |
|
Fort Hays State University |
Public, 4-year or above in Hays, KS |
|
Fort Scott Community College |
Public, 2-year in Fort Scott, KS |
|
Friends University |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Wichita, KS |
|
Garden City Community College |
Public, 2-year in Garden City, KS |
|
Haskell Indian Nations University |
Public, 4-year or above in Lawrence, KS |
|
Hesston College |
Private not-for-profit, 2-year in
Hesston, KS |
|
Highland Community College |
Public, 2-year in Highland, KS |
|
Hutchinson Community College |
Public, 2-year in Hutchinson, KS |
|
Independence Community College |
Public, 2-year in Independence, KS |
|
Johnson County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Overland Park, KS |
|
Kansas City Kansas Community College |
Public, 2-year in Kansas City, KS |
|
Kansas City Ks Area Technical School |
Public, less-than-2-year in Kansas City,
KS |
|
Kansas State University |
Public, 4-year or above in Manhattan, KS |
|
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Salina, KS |
|
Kaw Area Technical School |
Public, less-than-2-year in Topeka, KS |
|
La Baron Hairdressing Academy |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Overland Park, KS |
|
Labette Community College |
Public, 2-year in Parsons, KS |
|
Manhattan Area Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Manhattan, KS |
|
Manhattan Christian College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Manhattan, KS |
|
McPherson College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Mc Pherson, KS |
|
MidAmerica Nazarene University |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Olathe, KS |
|
National American University-Overland
Park |
Private for-profit, 4-year or above in
Overland Park, KS |
|
Neosho County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Chanute, KS |
|
Newman University |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Wichita, KS |
|
North Central Kansas Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Beloit, KS |
|
Northeast Kansas Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Atchison, KS |
|
Northwest Kansas Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Goodland, KS |
|
Old Town Barber and Beauty College |
Private for-profit, 2-year in Wichita,
KS |
|
Ottawa University |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Ottawa, KS |
|
Ottawa University-Kansas City |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Overland Park, KS |
|
Pinnacle Career Institute |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Lawrence, KS |
|
Pittsburg State University |
Public, 4-year or above in Pittsburg, KS |
|
Pratt Community College |
Public, 2-year in Pratt, KS |
|
Salina Area Technical School |
Public, 2-year in Salina, KS |
|
Seward County Community College |
Public, 2-year in Liberal, KS |
|
Sidneys Hair Dressing College |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Hutchinson, KS |
|
Southwest Kansas Technical School |
Public, 2-year in Liberal, KS |
|
Southwestern College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Winfield, KS |
|
Sterling College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Sterling, KS |
|
Tabor College |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Hillsboro, KS |
|
University of Kansas Main Campus |
Public, 4-year or above in Lawrence, KS |
|
University of Kansas Medical Center |
Public, 4-year or above in Kansas City,
KS |
|
University of Phoenix-Wichita Campus |
Private for-profit, 4-year or above in
Wichita, KS |
|
University of Saint Mary |
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
in Leavenworth, KS |
|
Vatterott College-Wichita |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Wichita, KS |
|
Vernons Kansas School of
Cosmetology-Central |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Wichita, KS |
|
Washburn University |
Public, 4-year or above in Topeka, KS |
|
Wichita Area Technical College |
Public, 2-year in Wichita, KS |
|
Wichita State University |
Public, 4-year or above in Wichita, KS |
|
Wichita Technical Institute |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Wichita, KS |
|
Xenon International School of Hair
Design |
Private for-profit, less-than-2-year in
Wichita, KS |
Wichita is the largest city in the state of Kansas in the United States with
389,255 residents (U.S. Census, 2018) and forms a larger metropolitan area with
approximately 645,000 residents. The city is located on the Arkansas River in
south central Kansas.
The city is an industrial and commercial center, including factories for the
production of aircraft and the sale of cattle, and has been named after the
indigenous group wichita.
The city has had population growth since 1870. Nearly 75.9 percent are white
and 11.2 percent are African-American (2019).
Wichita's main industry is the production of aircraft and aircraft parts,
which is why Wichita is called "The Air Capital of the World". Aircraft
manufacturers include Beechcraft, Cessna, Airbus, Bombardier and Boeing (until
2013). Spirit AeroSystems has a factory for the production of floating parts in
Wichita. The city has headquarters for the production of meat and other
nutritional products. Chemicals, refined petroleum products and biodiesel are
also produced. The health sector is Wichita's second largest employer. There are
five hospitals in the city.
Wichita is considered Kansas cultural center. Here are a number of museums,
including the Wichita Art Museum, the Edwin A. Ulrich
Museum of Art and the Science Museum of Exploration Place. The
Old Cowtown Museum has historical collections. Music Theater Wichita and Wichita
Grand Opera are nationally known.
There are a number of annual festivals. The Wichita River Festival takes
place in May / June and in February the Wichita Public Library is hosting a
short film festival nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar). The Wichita Flight
Festival and the McConnell Air Base Open House and Airshow organize flight shows
and exhibitions.
Just east of the city center is Oldtown, Wichita's entertainment district
with nightclubs and restaurants. Along the Arkansas River is Botanica, The
Wichita Gardens with a variety of theme gardens. The city has several parks and
other recreational areas. The Sedgwick County Zoo is located northwest of
Wichita.
Wichita has three universities. Wichita State University is the
largest. There are also departments of out-of-town universities and a number of
colleges.
Archaeological finds show the settlement of indigenous people in the Wichita
area already around 3000 BCE. Wichita was founded in 1868 as a trading station
on the Chisholm Trail cattle ranch and for the surrounding agricultural
areas. Wichita was born in 1870 and in the early years was an intermediate
station for cattle operations to the north from Texas to railways in Kansas. In
1872, Wichita gained rail link and increased importance in cattle trading. Prior
to 1875, free cattle farming had been hindered by fences built by farmers
and grain became an important commodity product. On the other side of the
Arkansas River, the small town of Delano, characterized by lawless conditions,
grew. Delano was annexed by Wichita in 1880.
In 1914–1915, natural gas and crude oil were discovered outside Wichita,
leading to the construction of refineries and economic boom times. Money was
invested, among other things, in the construction of aircraft, and in 1934
Boeing became the city's largest workplace, including the production of military
aircraft for decades. The Pizza Hut restaurant chain was founded in Wichita in
1958.
