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Is Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Workable
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical lands in the workable band for a typical family. Median debt of $10,175 can be carried by median long-run earnings of $34,242, but the margin is not huge. For context, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical's net price is about 14% below the typical 2-year, public school. This is the kind of school where your actual aid offer can move the answer meaningfully.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$6,532
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $1,023 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $4,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$3,537
Median earnings 10 years out
$34,242
Median debt at graduation
$10,175
Graduation rate
55%
At Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical, a typical graduate carries about $10,175 in student debt and earns roughly $34,242 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $116 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical is a two year school in Bowling Green, KY. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Worth-It Score: 64/100
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Common questions about Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical
The median net price at Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical is $3,537 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →