Community CollegePublic
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
6-yr Graduation
59%
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Total enrollment
6,420
peer median 6,465
Avg net price
$5,143
-$945 vs Community College
Use this data
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
59%
Overall completion
59%
Full-time retention
76%
Full-time retention
76%
Pell equity
7.7pp gap
Pell recipients
56%164 of 292
Non-Pell (all)
64%144 of 226
Subsidized loan, no Pell
36%4 of 11
No Federal Aid
65%140 of 215
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.7-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 54 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
54
Passing
6
11.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
54programs
- Passing6 · 11.1%
- No Data48 · 88.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
48
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$40,417
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+18.7%
+$6,359
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.7%
$40,417 vs $34,058
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$40,534
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+19.0%
+$6,476
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.0%
$40,534 vs $34,058
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$62,512
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+83.5%
+$28,454
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+83.5%
$62,512 vs $34,058
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$67,360
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+97.8%
+$33,302
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+97.8%
$67,360 vs $34,058
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$71,169
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+109.0%
+$37,111
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+109.0%
$71,169 vs $34,058
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$75,769
$34,058
Same-State HS Median
+122.5%
+$41,711
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+122.5%
$75,769 vs $34,058
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,972
$40,417
40%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$15,972 debt · $40,417 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$12,336
$44,708
28%
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$12,336 debt · $44,708 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$10,400
$40,534
26%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$10,400 debt · $40,534 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$9,500
$43,488
22%
Computer and Information Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
$9,500 debt · $43,488 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,800
$71,169
15%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,800 debt · $71,169 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,939
$67,360
13%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$8,939 debt · $67,360 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
$5,649
$50,712
11%
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
$5,649 debt · $50,712 earn
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$6,650
$68,390
10%
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
$6,650 debt · $68,390 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 2004Next review Jun 2029
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 15
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch ApprovalSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$5,143
-$945vs Community College median $6,088
Federal loans
10.7%
In-state tuition
$4,728
Out-of-state
$6,432
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 3,382 students received $15.0M in Pell grants, alongside $5.7M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
3,382
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.0M
$15,037,450 total
Direct Loans
$5.7M
1,626 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
2k’20
2k’21
3k’22
3k’23
3k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$2.6M
823 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
795 loan awards
Parent PLUS$63K
8 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 833 borrowers who entered repayment, 26 (3.1%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
833
Defaulted
26
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
18.7%+9.4
2017
17.2%+8.0
2018
13.9%+6.9
2019
3.1%+0.8
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.
Academic programs at KCTCS
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
1,067 total completions
01Liberal Arts
60857.0%
01Liberal Arts
60857.0%
02Health Professions
12812.0%
02Health Professions
12812.0%
03Business
999.3%
03Business
999.3%
04Mechanic
958.9%
04Mechanic
958.9%
05Construction Trades
403.7%
05Construction Trades
403.7%
06Computer Sciences
333.1%
06Computer Sciences
333.1%
07Engineering Tech
272.5%
07Engineering Tech
272.5%
08Precision Production
151.4%
08Precision Production
151.4%
09Security/Protective
131.2%
09Security/Protective
131.2%
10Family/Consumer Sci
90.8%
10Family/Consumer Sci
90.8%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
6,420
12-mo unduplicated
8,939
Undergraduate
8,939
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
39%3,446
Women
61%5,493
Race / ethnicity composition
White
76.6%
Black
8.4%
Hispanic
6.8%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
1.1%
Unknown
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Non-resident
0.0%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 6,204 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
No criminal offenses reported.
By location
0total
VAWA offenses
0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
109
KCTCS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions KCTCS selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectElizabethtown Community and Technical College | 59% | — | 6,420 | $5,143 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,875 | $5,800 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,429 | $6,376 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,028 | $7,981 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,510 | $11,602 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,157 | $1,664 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 59% | — | 6,465 | $6,088 |
Institutions like KCTCS
Explore the federal data for institutions in KCTCS's comparison group.
- Community CollegeKentucky
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,875Net price$5,800View data - Community CollegeKentucky
Jefferson Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,429Net price$6,376View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,028Net price$7,981View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,510Net price$11,602View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Durham Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,157Net price$1,664View data
Frequently asked questions about Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about KCTCS.
What is the graduation rate at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College?
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Elizabethtown Community and Technical College?
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College reports a total enrollment of 6,420 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College?
The average net price at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is $5,143 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Elizabethtown Community and Technical College located?
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky 42701-3081.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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