Public · Paducah, Kentucky
West Kentucky Community and Technical College: cost, debt and earnings by major
30 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $795
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 54%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 2,851
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $10,187
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 16%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $678 |
|---|---|
| $48,001–75,000 | $584 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $2,328 |
| $110,000+ | $6,213 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (18)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$74,094
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$64,285 (1 yr)
- Precision Metal Working$58,512
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$51,632
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$41,289 (1 yr)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$40,028 (1 yr)
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$39,283 (1 yr)
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$36,914 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$36,252
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$35,321
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$33,123
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$32,288 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$31,213 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$29,518
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$23,313 (1 yr)
- Graphic Communications$22,026 (1 yr)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$21,557 (1 yr)
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$13,490 (1 yr)
Associate's programs (12)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,850
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$57,596
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$47,983
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,849
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$45,817 (1 yr)
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$39,624 (1 yr)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$39,279
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,835
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$38,499
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$37,307 (1 yr)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$27,581 (1 yr)
- Graphic Communications$20,299 (1 yr)