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Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, KY · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$228,812 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

Modeled economic break-even
−112%Modeled 10-year ROI
$42,564Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$228,812at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$204,4520
2
4
6
8
−$228,81210
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$4,808
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$6,512
Sticker price
Average net price$6,113
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$13,902
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$6,113Average net price / year
$13,902Cost of attendance
$42,564Median earnings · year 5 after completion
43.1%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
8,244Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

44thEarnings percentile
28thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$42,755Year 1
$48,181Year 4
$42,564Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$104,2082Electrical and Power Transmission Installers · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,8973Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$90,9834Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$88,9965Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$74,6506Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$60,2417Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,1988Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$56,929

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KY

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Florence, KY

Gateway Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,725
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,913
Modeled 10-year ROI
-110%
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Elizabethtown, KY

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,143
Observed earnings · year 5
$42,090
Modeled 10-year ROI
-115%
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Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College

Annual net price
$5,406
Observed earnings · year 5
$41,680
Modeled 10-year ROI
-116%
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Owensboro, KY

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Annual net price
$5,800
Observed earnings · year 5
$40,186
Modeled 10-year ROI
-124%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$104,208$7,000
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$91,897$10,412
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$90,983$9,250
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$88,996$10,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$74,650$24,755
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$60,241$13,378
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,198$10,684
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$56,929$15,875
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,895$14,823
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's Degree$52,501$15,523
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$50,989$13,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$49,190$8,250
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,834$11,000
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,280$17,838
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$39,834$12,000
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$36,411$13,289
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,470$15,000
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,058$13,698
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate's DegreeNot available$13,077
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$8,865
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's DegreeNot available$12,762
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot available$22,820

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.