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Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians undergraduate certificate or diploma at Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, KY · Public

What this page covers

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The short version

There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.

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Debt as a share of earnings
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Highest price with a positive payoff
Not available: earnings are missing
Modeled 10-year payoff
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Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$58,388 → Not available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
43Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

24Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
24Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
20Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
15Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$5,717

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$10,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$111/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$5,717Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$14,374Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE50.9%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$58,388Year 1
Not availableYear 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$111
43borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $62,511

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$83,730 median wageKY estimate · 2,480 jobs · 19-5011$68,150–$106,420 middle 50% of KY wages+18.5% projected U.S. growth · 17,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeIndustrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,140 median wageKY estimate · 1,330 jobs · 17-3026$50,840–$74,450 middle 50% of KY wages+3.1% projected U.S. growth · 6,600 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeEnvironmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,470 median wageKY estimate · 200 jobs · 17-3025$46,660–$72,230 middle 50% of KY wages+3.1% projected U.S. growth · 1,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeOccupational Health and Safety Technicians$61,120 median wageKY estimate · 650 jobs · 19-5012$54,940–$84,690 middle 50% of KY wages+19.4% projected U.S. growth · 3,800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentInspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$46,280 median wageKY estimate · 12,880 jobs · 51-9061$38,020–$57,430 middle 50% of KY wages+2.5% projected U.S. growth · 66,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Ogden, UT

Ogden-Weber Technical College

$2,488 lower annual net price

Earnings
$61,605
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$3,229
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Houston, TX

Ocean Corporation

$1,000 less debt

Earnings
$56,587
Debt
$9,500
Annual net price
$32,280
View outcomes →
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DATA QUALITY

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Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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