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
- 0-30k63%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot 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
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.