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Ford County's only university spent $710,557 on football teams in 2023

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Dr. Harold Nolte President | Dodge City Community College FB page

Dr. Harold Nolte President | Dodge City Community College FB page

Ford County's institution invested $710,557 on their football teams in 2023, a 7.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 18.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Dodge City Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Ford County have grown 192.3% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Football Team's Expenditures in Ford County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$710,55718.7%
2022$659,23019.6%
2021$626,88519.8%
2020$535,07424.6%
2019$526,80623.4%

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