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Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, Kentucky·Public, 2-year·Southeast·bluegrass.kctcs.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
Total enrollment
12,965
peer median 11,334
Avg net price
$5,920
-$2.1k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
53%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 75 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 67 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
75
Passing
8
10.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

75programs
  • Passing8 · 10.7%
  • No Data67 · 89.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
67

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+6.9%
$36,411 vs $34,058
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+17.0%
$39,834 vs $34,058
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+49.7%
$50,989 vs $34,058
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+54.2%
$52,501 vs $34,058
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.2%
$56,929 vs $34,058
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+76.9%
$60,241 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+119.2%
$74,650 vs $34,058
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+161.3%
$88,996 vs $34,058

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

11
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$16,510 debt · $50,989 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
30%
$10,539 debt · $35,058 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$15,155 debt · $56,929 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
26%
$10,500 debt · $39,834 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$15,378 debt · $60,241 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$16,106 debt · $74,650 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$6,819 debt · $47,834 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
10%
$6,000 debt · $60,198 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 32

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,265
$30–48k$5,265
$48–75k$7,256
$75–110k$9,875
$110k+$10,886

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,920
-$2,125vs Community College median $8,046
Federal loans
20.5%
In-state tuition
$4,706
Out-of-state
$6,242

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 5,523 students received $23.7M in Pell grants, alongside $10.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,523
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$23.7M
$23,721,459 total
Direct Loans
$10.2M
2,811 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k
20
5k
21
5k
22
5k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.4M
1,178 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.6M
1,602 loan awards
Parent PLUS$202K
31 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,852 borrowers who entered repayment, 60 (3.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.2%
+0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,852
Defaulted
60
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.4%
2017
15.9%
2018
10.7%
2019
3.2%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at KCTCS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,558 total completions
01Liberal Arts
81952.6%
02Health Professions
27117.4%
03Mechanic
915.8%
04Business
915.8%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
694.4%
06Engineering Tech
684.4%
07Computer Sciences
674.3%
08Security/Protective
301.9%
09Precision Production
261.7%
10Construction Trades
261.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
12,965
12-mo unduplicated
16,711
Undergraduate
16,711
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%6,774
Women
59%9,937

Race / ethnicity composition

White
66.1%
Black
14.4%
Hispanic
10.9%
Two or more
4.6%
Asian
2.8%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.20
33 offenses · 10,318 students

3-year trend

0.102 yrs ago2.771 yr ago3.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
61
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
42
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
16
Motor vehicle theft
10
Fondling
3
Murder
1
Robbery
1
Burglary
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

33total
  • On campus32
  • Public property1

Includes 22 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
10
Dating violence
21
Stalking
36 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs800
Liquor140

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 12 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
194

KCTCS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions KCTCS selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBluegrass Community and Technical College
43%12,965$5,920Community College
Delgado Community College
12,712$11,926Community College
Guilford Technical Community College
11,485$13,926Community College
Baton Rouge Community College
11,182$10,171Community College
Big Sandy Community and Technical College
2,618$4,530Community College
Midlands Technical College
9,226$5,462Community College
Peer group median43%11,334$8,046

Frequently asked questions about Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about KCTCS.

What is the graduation rate at Bluegrass Community and Technical College?

Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bluegrass Community and Technical College?

Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports a total enrollment of 12,965 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bluegrass Community and Technical College?

The average net price at Bluegrass Community and Technical College is $5,920 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Bluegrass Community and Technical College located?

Bluegrass Community and Technical College is located in Lexington, Kentucky 40508.

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