Private for-profit · Community college

Galen College of Nursing-ARH

Hazard, Kentucky · Remote town

#1 for grad earnings in Kentucky
0%
Transfer rate
$21,164
Avg net price
63%
Grad / completion
$61,480
Median earnings

Galen College of Nursing-ARH is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Hazard, Kentucky (remote town setting), enrolling 350 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 350 undergradsRemote townCold winters

About Hazard, Kentucky

Hazard is a home rule-class city in, and the county seat of, Perry County, Kentucky, United States. Local landowner Elijah Combs Sr. laid out the town in 1824 as the planned seat of the newly established Perry County. Both the town and the county were named for Cdre. Oliver Hazard Perry, a commander in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
286 miles
Nearest airport
71 miles to Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA (TRI)

How Galen College of Nursing-ARH compares

Graduation rate63%

Higher than 52% · #12 of 46 in Kentucky

First-year retention60%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,480

Higher than 96% · #1 of 40 in Kentucky

Average net price$21,164

Cheaper than 28% · #36 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky

Median debt at graduation$24,166

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment350

Larger than 56%

Percentiles compare Galen College of Nursing-ARH with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Kentucky.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

350undergrads
  • Women30587%
  • Men4513%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White84%
  • Black0.6%
  • Hispanic0.6%
  • Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
350
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
78%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
61%
Median family income
$32,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$53,172

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$16,364
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,350
Total cost of attendance
$34,801
Average net price
$21,164

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
63%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,951
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,480
Median debt at graduation
$24,166
Students with federal loans
92%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
63%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
58%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (350 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$22,159
$30–48k
$19,327
$48–75k
$16,628
$75–110k
$22,001
$110k+

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

26%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$422
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 26% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $422. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 50 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$61,480
Typical debt at graduation
$24,166
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$60,125
Men
$69,868

Men out-earn women by $9,743 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
51.5″
Annual snow
16.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buckhorn Lake, KY US station (15.1 mi from campus).

What Galen College of Nursing-ARH graduates study — and earn

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.