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West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY · Public · 2,851 students · mostly certificate degrees
10th-cheapest of 79 Kentucky colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$5,353
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$14,084
Graduation rate
50%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$34,891
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,986
Pell grant recipients
33%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
50 programsElectrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma133 grads/yr$74,094Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree60 grads/yr$69,850Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma295 grads/yr$58,512Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$57,596Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma123 grads/yr$51,632Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree34 grads/yr$47,983Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree40 grads/yr$47,849Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree6 grads/yr$39,279General Studies · Associate's Degree266 grads/yr$38,835Health and Wellness, General · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$38,499Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma265 grads/yr$36,252Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma328 grads/yr$35,321General Office Occupations and Clerical Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma74 grads/yr$33,123Child Development · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma87 grads/yr$29,518
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.