Southcentral Kentucky
Community and Technical College
Public Community College in Bowling Green, KY. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $34,242.
Students who entered Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College reach a median of $34,242 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 58% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,175.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
58% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 73% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 53% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,952 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $6,253 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($3,152 versus $9,801), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid is widespread — 87% of students receive it, averaging $6,077. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 15% 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 · 542 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 | $3,152 |
| $30–48k | $2,580 |
| $48–75k | $3,531 |
| $75–110k | $7,119 |
| $110k+ | $9,801 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 446 of these 2,952 students, totalling $2,446,826 — an average of $5,486 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Warren 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)