Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, Kentucky
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 1,604 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 67 finishedGraduates here earned $38,575 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $45,591 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 236 finishedGraduates here earned $40,450 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $41,930 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $42,929 a year after finishingNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 81 finishedGraduates here earned $30,605 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $72,887 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (19)
- Area StudiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,857
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 68 finishedGraduates here earned $37,950 a year afterNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $30,968 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $57,892
- Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $54,362
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 131 finishedGraduates here earned $28,070 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Public HealthCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Public HealthAssociate degreeNationally: $36,417
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $39,731
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 27 finishedNationally: $28,477
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $678per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $9,946sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,872Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 16%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 36%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,5616 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,36210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,717federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 34%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 18%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Big Sandy Community and Technical College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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