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Precision Metal Working undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Name: Precision Metal Working Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Bowling Green, KY · Public · Federal field 4805

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

The comparison evidence is incomplete.

Open the available cost, debt and cohort measures below before drawing a conclusion.

Debt pressure: Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not available: earnings are missing
10-year scenario: Not available: earnings are missing
Price evidence: 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$58,996 → 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

37Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

64Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 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.

124Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

117Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

101Pell 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.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$3,537

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

02 · BORROWING$9,413

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$100/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$3,537Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$13,993Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE57.7%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.

$58,996Year 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$100

37borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $48,702

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.

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$61,320 median wageKY estimate · 200 jobs · 51-4199-7.1% projected U.S. growth · 1.3k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentLayout Workers, Metal and Plastic$63,870 median wageU.S. estimate · 5,970 jobs · 51-4192-3.4% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMachinists$58,660 median wageKY estimate · 6,040 jobs · 51-4041+1.0% projected U.S. growth · 26.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentStructural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,250 median wageKY estimate · 450 jobs · 51-2041-6.2% projected U.S. growth · 4.8k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentMultiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,960 median wageKY estimate · 5,510 jobs · 51-4081+0.6% projected U.S. growth · 11.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentRolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,400 median wageKY estimate · 1,120 jobs · 51-4023-8.3% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentComputer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,180 median wageKY estimate · 1,740 jobs · 51-9161-9.4% projected U.S. growth · 12.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentGrinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,160 median wageKY estimate · 850 jobs · 51-4033-10.8% projected U.S. growth · 4.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHeat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,090 median wageKY estimate · 340 jobs · 51-4191-9.5% projected U.S. growth · 1.1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$45,760 median wageKY estimate · 7,290 jobs · 51-4031-10.5% projected U.S. growth · 13.2k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentTool and Die Makers$66,570 median wageKY estimate · 1,900 jobs · 51-4111-9.2% projected U.S. growth · 4.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardMilling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$66,440 median wageKY estimate · 540 jobs · 51-4035-13.2% projected U.S. growth · 1k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

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