Somerset Community College
Somerset, Kentucky
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 4,166 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 · 501 finishedGraduates here earned $42,081 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 63 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 107 finishedGraduates here earned $23,411 a year after finishingNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $19,764 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 143 finishedGraduates here earned $37,201 a year after finishingNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $37,580 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $17,582 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 379 finishedGraduates here earned $48,608 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $44,164 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $63,664 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $40,930 a year after finishingNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $48,087 a year after finishingNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 55 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 153 finishedGraduates here earned $48,741 a year after finishingNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $48,645 a year after finishingNationally: $63,265
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $51,451 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 133 finishedGraduates here earned $21,653 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $30,385 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedGraduates here earned $33,703 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 259 finishedGraduates here earned $33,056 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 83 finishedGraduates here earned $75,471 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 301 finishedGraduates here earned $46,666 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (9)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 239 finishedGraduates here earned $30,806 a year afterNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 49 finishedGraduates here earned $31,180 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 29 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 324 finishedGraduates here earned $31,042 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,629
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 58 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $45,055
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $543per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $10,039sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $4,872Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 21%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 48%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $32,7156 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $35,00610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 38%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 16%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 Somerset Community 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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