Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, Kentucky · Public

Of 22 assessed programs, 20 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 52 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,728
$30k to $48k	$4,978
$48k to $75k	$7,019
$75k to $110k	$9,157
$110k and up	$11,513
All families (average)	$6,113

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

22 of 74 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kentucky high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,834	+$4,410	clears the bar	$9,723	2.2 yrs	870
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,834	+$12,410	clears the bar	$6,879	0.6 yrs	571
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,895	+$18,471	clears the bar	$10,716	0.6 yrs	469
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,198	+$24,774	clears the bar	$9,557	0.4 yrs	330
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$91,897	+$56,473	clears the bar	$8,698	0.2 yrs	279
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$90,983	+$55,559	clears the bar	$7,723	0.1 yrs	260
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,752 1-year earnings	+$9,328	clears the bar	$8,750	0.9 yrs	246
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,470	+$46	clears the bar	$11,579	251.7 yrs	241
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,058	-$366	falls short	$11,579	insufficient data	147
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,280	+$7,856	clears the bar	$16,360	2.1 yrs	134
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,650	+$39,226	clears the bar	$18,500	0.5 yrs	97
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,307 1-year earnings	+$12,883	clears the bar	$10,928	0.8 yrs	95
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,190	+$13,766	clears the bar	$6,633	0.5 yrs	86
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$88,996	+$53,572	clears the bar	$8,522	0.2 yrs	73
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$56,929	+$21,505	clears the bar	$14,500	0.7 yrs	68
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$50,989	+$15,565	clears the bar	$13,683	0.9 yrs	65
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$104,208	+$68,784	clears the bar	$6,500	0.1 yrs	56
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$52,501	+$17,077	clears the bar	$13,498	0.8 yrs	42
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$36,411	+$987	clears the bar	$16,745	17.0 yrs	26
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$60,241	+$24,817	clears the bar	$11,399	0.5 yrs	23
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$26,280 1-year earnings	-$9,144	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,538 1-year earnings	+$21,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	148
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,954	insufficient data	29
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Human Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Carpenters	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Fields	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.