Private nonprofit

Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

Lexington, Kentucky·Private not-for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·cte.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
Total enrollment
203
peer median 203
Avg net price
$19,115
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

38.0pp gap
Pell recipients
62%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 38.0-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 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
48%
$11,482 debt · $23,761 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Dec 2028
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2004

Action history · 11

  1. Sep 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning Removed
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Mar 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

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$19,115
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$19,115
vs peer median $19,115
Federal loans
65.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 198 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
198
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,069,445 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
331 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$448K
163 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$597K
166 loan awards
Parent PLUS$14K
2 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 118 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (3.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
118
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
22.8%
2017
16.8%
2018
8.5%
2019
3.3%
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 CTE

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
203
12-mo unduplicated
349
Undergraduate
349
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
20%70
Women
80%279

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
36.5%
White
32.0%
Black
29.5%
Hispanic
1.5%
Two or more
0.5%

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 · 128 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.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CTE.

    What is the graduation rate at Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education?

    Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education?

    Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education reports a total enrollment of 203 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education?

    The average net price at Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education is $19,115 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education located?

    Employment Solutions-College for Technical Education is located in Lexington, Kentucky 40517.

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