Public · Community college

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Bowling Green, Kentucky · Small city

#2 best value in Kentucky
7%
Transfer rate
$3,537
Avg net price
58%
Grad / completion
$34,242
Median earnings

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Bowling Green, Kentucky (small city setting), enrolling 3,308 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,308 undergradsSmall cityCold winters

About Bowling Green, Kentucky

Bowling Green is a city in and the county seat of Warren County, Kentucky, United States. By 1778, settlers established McFadden's Station on the north bank of the Barren River. Genealogical materials, published works, manuscripts and folk life information. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To Great Lakes shore
324 miles
Nearest airport
60 miles to Nashville (BNA) · major hub

How Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College compares

Graduation rate58%

Higher than 46% · #20 of 46 in Kentucky

First-year retention73%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,242

Higher than 47% · #16 of 40 in Kentucky

Average net price$3,537

Cheaper than 95% · #2 cheapest of 50 in Kentucky

Median debt at graduation$10,175

Lower than 45%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment3,308

Larger than 87%

Percentiles compare Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 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

3,308undergrads
  • Women2,01961%
  • Men1,28939%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic8.9%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,308
Student–faculty ratio
25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
33%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$24,210
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,454

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 795 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Kentucky100%
  • Other U.S. states0.5%

Most first-years stay in state — Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College draws overwhelmingly from Kentucky.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,728
Out-of-state tuition
$6,432
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,268
Total cost of attendance
$13,993
Average net price
$3,537

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
58%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,195
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,242
Median debt at graduation
$10,175
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
21%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
58%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
26%

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
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (5,825 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3
Robbery
0.3
Arson
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$3,152
$30–48k
$2,580
$48–75k
$3,531
$75–110k
$7,119
$110k+
$9,801

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.

81%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,849
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 81% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,849. 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 450 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)
$34,242
Typical debt at graduation
$10,175
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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
$29,774
Men
$42,482

Men out-earn women by $12,708 (43%) 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
90°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
50.1″
Annual snow
8.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bowling Green Warren CO AP, KY US station (3.2 mi from campus).

What Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College 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.