Taxpayer Transparency
Kansas House Bill 2144
Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act
Cowley College provides information to the public annually in compliance with Kansas House Bill 2144, known as the “Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act.”
House Bill 2144 requires publication of the following information:
- Tuition rates by student residency;
- Fees charged by student residency;
- Percentage of students attending each campus by residency;
- Enrollment percentages by student residency;
- Enrollment percentage of students residing in the service area as defined by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR);
- Aggregate, collected property tax revenues;
- Aggregate amount of mills levied by the Cowley College Board of Trustees;
- Aggregate scholarship amounts broken out to represent athletic and non-athletic awards;
- Aggregate scholarship amounts broken out by funding source, institutional and foundation.
Cowley College 2024 Kansas House Bill 2144
Questions regarding the information contained in this report may be directed to Deborah A. Phelps, Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness, debbie.phelps@cowley.edu.
Kansas House Bill 2105
In accordance with HB 2105, signed into law on April 14th, 2024, Cowley College does not condition admission or educational aid to an applicant for admission, hiring an applicant for employment or hiring, reappointing or promoting a faculty member, on the applicant's or faculty member's pledging allegiance to or making a statement of personal support for or opposition to any political ideology or movement, including a pledge or statement regarding diversity, equity or inclusion, or to request or require any such pledge or statement from an applicant or faculty member.
The College does not require any form of Diversity Equity or Inclusion (DEI) pledge, allegiance, or oath. Cowley College does not require employees or students to participate in any form of DEI training.
The College follows all required federal equal opportunity employment and Title IX requirements. The College has a notice of non-discrimination prominently displayed on its website and the notice of non-discrimination statement is utilized in all job advertisements. Cowley College greatly values everyone and is committed to serving all individuals.
The link below includes the college policies related to non-discrimination and related subjects required by HB 2015:
The link below includes trainings required to be posted per Kansas House Bill 2105: