Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, Kentucky
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 2,648 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 195 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 53 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 190 finishedGraduates here earned $39,527 a year after finishingNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $39,422 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 471 finishedGraduates here earned $76,789 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 56 finishedGraduates here earned $76,523 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 57 finishedGraduates here earned $56,009 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $57,715 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 101 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 88 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 237 finishedGraduates here earned $58,397 a year after finishingNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $50,307 a year after finishingNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $34,882 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedGraduates here earned $36,517 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $28,306 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $31,021 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 356 finishedGraduates here earned $33,811 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 53 finishedGraduates here earned $65,202 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 64 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 383 finishedGraduates here earned $38,731 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 10 finishedGraduates here earned $37,159 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (13)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 122 finishedGraduates here earned $45,823 a year afterNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 55 finishedGraduates here earned $45,585 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryCertificate · 0 finished
- Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $37,910
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 400 finishedGraduates here earned $31,789 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $51,531
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $37,661
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $1,435per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $9,964sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,872Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 8%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $39,9666 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $40,12010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 46%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 13%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 Owensboro 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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