West Kentucky Community and Technical College, KY

location_on  4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 42002 • language  westkentucky.kctcs.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Public 2-Year Medium Associate's College Transfer and Vocational Largely Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 39%
Certificate 61%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Business, Management, Marketing15%
Communications Technologies2%
Computer and Information Sciences5%
Construction Trades7%
Engineering Technologies1%
Health Professions and Related Programs23%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences4%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting1%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities8%
Mechanic and Repair Technologies18%
Multi-disciplinary Studies1%
Personal and Culinary Services4%
Precision Production10%
Transportation and Materials Moving1%
Visual and Performing Arts1%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $4,000
Out-of-State Tuition $14,000
Average Total Cost $11,000
Average Net Cost $4,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $4,000 $11,248 $11,406
$30K–$48K $4,000 $12,275 $12,318
$48K–$75K $6,000 $14,751 $15,178
$75K–$110K $9,000 $16,915 $18,184
>$110K $8,000 $18,176 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans 14%
Median Federal Debt $7,000
Repayment Rate 34%
Median Payment $104
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		65% 44% 46%
$30K–$48K 		16% 15% 16%
$48K–$75K 		12% 15% 14%
$75K–$110K 		5% 13% 10%
>$110K 		3% 14% 15%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $7,000 $12,456 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $6,000 $12,678 $12,978
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $6,000 $12,661 $12,789
The median debt for Pell students $7,000 $13,397 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $6,000 $11,333 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $21,000 $30,994 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $12,000 $22,092 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $3,000 $5,256 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $2,000 $2,901 $3,316
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		30% 42% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		34% 47% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		42% 53% 59%
7-years after entering repayment 		58% 61% 65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 67%
Transfer Rate 10%
Withdrawal Rate 36%
Graduation Rate 44%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		28% 30% 33%
Within 6 Years 		44% 44% 49%
Within 8 Years 		47% 46% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		50% 57% 57%
Black 		26% 32% 41%
Caucasian 		46% 48% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		52% 46% 47%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		50% 44% 55%
Two or more races 		38% 39% 48%
Other race 		80% 49% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 3,577
Full-time Undergrads 63%
Avg Entry Age 25
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		63% 58% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		37% 42% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		1% 2% 7%
Black 		8% 9% 13%
Caucasian 		81% 74% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		5% 4% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		0% 0% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Non-US citizens/residents 		0% 2% 4%
Two or more races 		4% 3% 4%
Other race 		1% 5% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		50% 34% 37%
$30K–$48K 		21% 16% 17%
$48K–$75K 		16% 17% 16%
$75K–$110K 		9% 16% 14%
>$110K 		5% 18% 19%

Nearby Colleges

Shawnee Community College
26 miles, NW • 1.4 star
Murray State University
36 miles, S • 1.9 star
Southeastern Illinois College
50 miles, NE • 1.4 star
The University of Tennessee-Martin
51 miles, SW • 1.9 star

Nearby Airports

Barkley Regional Airport
6 miles, NW • 1 star
Cape Girardeau Regional Airport
52 miles, NW • 1 star
Evansville Regional Airport
92 miles, NE • 1.4 star