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unitid 157553 · Prestonsburg, KY · public 2-year · town (remote)

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

enrollment 2023
3,364
predominant degree
Certificate

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

1,604

41st pctl among public 2-years

Pell share

44%

undergrads on Pell grants

87th pctl among public 2-years

completion

38%

finish within 150% time

51st pctl among public 2-years

sticker cost / yr

$13,047

25th pctl among public 2-years

avg net price / yr

$3,873

after aid, aided students

13th pctl among public 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$32,954

after entry, Title IV students

13th pctl among public 2-years

median grad debt

$9,357

33rd pctl among public 2-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $3,198 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    63%
  • 30-48k
    14%
  • 48-75k
    13%
  • 75-110k
    not reported
  • 110k+
    not reported
Median family income
$13,825
First-generation students
60%
In-state tuition & fees
$4,728

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.223$53,561$9,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.188$33,017$8,129
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians.114
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.90$12,379
Computer and Information Sciences, General.84
Business Administration, Management and Operations.54$9,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services.52
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.51
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).42
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.40$68,496$17,550
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.28$10,250
Design and Applied Arts.26

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

no years reported

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.