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Ashland Community and Technical College

⌖ Ashland, KY · 16 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$260,268 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−128%Modeled 10-year ROI

$39,260Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$260,268at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$202,8680

−$260,26810

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$4,728

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$6,432

Sticker price

Average net price$5,717

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$14,374

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$5,717Average net price / year

$14,374Cost of attendance

$39,260Median earnings · year 5 after completion

50.9%Completion rate

Not availableAdmission rate

1,631Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

37thEarnings percentile

39thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$34,392Year 1

$47,467Year 4

$39,260Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Physical Science Technologies/Technicians · Associate's Degree$103,607 2Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Associate's Degree$76,747 3Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Associate's Degree$45,500 4Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$37,274 5Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,217 6Business Administration, Management and Operations · Associate's Degree$37,015

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in KY

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College

Annual net price: $5,875
Observed earnings · year 5: $39,181
Modeled 10-year ROI: -129%

Open college profile →Owensboro, KY

Owensboro Community and Technical College

Annual net price: $5,800
Observed earnings · year 5: $40,186
Modeled 10-year ROI: -124%

Open college profile →Paducah, KY

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Annual net price: $5,353
Observed earnings · year 5: $38,202
Modeled 10-year ROI: -134%

Open college profile →Prestonsburg, KY

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Annual net price: $3,873
Observed earnings · year 5: $39,046
Modeled 10-year ROI: -130%

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$103,607	$10,867
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's Degree	$76,747	$18,756
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Associate's Degree	$45,500	$12,719
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	Associate's Degree	$37,274	$13,399
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,217	$8,812
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Associate's Degree	$37,015	$20,584
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$15,167
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	Not available	$16,289
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$10,500
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$7,250
Precision Metal Working	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$5,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	Not available	$11,062
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$14,700
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate's Degree	Not available	$16,847
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$12,725
Business Administration, Management and Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	Not available	$20,584

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.