Ashland Community
and Technical College
Public Community College in Ashland, KY. Six-year graduation rate 51%. Median 10-year earnings $34,504.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $34,504, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. 51% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,950.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 65% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 18:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 1,566 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price is $7,814 a year after grant aid — low for a four-year institution, though your own figure depends on aid eligibility. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($4,881 versus $11,667), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Most students get help: 91% receive grants worth $6,258 on average. Federal borrowing reaches 29% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 317 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $4,881 |
| $30–48k | $5,068 |
| $48–75k | $6,629 |
| $75–110k | $8,806 |
| $110k+ | $11,667 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 454 of these 1,566 students, totalling $2,775,394 — an average of $6,113 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Boyd County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)