Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Prestonsburg, KY 1,604 Undergrads 30.3% Grad Rate

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Total Cost

$13,047

Sticker Price

Avg Net Price

$3,873

After Aid

Median Earnings

$39,692

4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$3,873

Peer Midpoint: $17,333.5

Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$39,692

Peer Midpoint: $34,461

Graduation Rate30.3%

Peer Midpoint: 68.7%

Socio-Economic Diversity

Pell Grant Recipients70.4%

Enrollment Status

Full-Time67.6%

Economic Outcomes

Earn More than HS46.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance

100.0%

SAT Avg

SAT Reading

25th: --75th: -

SAT Math

25th: --75th: -

ACT Composite

25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV

Vs Median Peer

Vs HS Grad

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

+$465k

+$74k

-$19k

Median Cost$4k/yr

+$462k

+$70k

-$23k

Full Cost$13k/yr

+$453k

+$62k

-$31k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age

Return on Inv. %

Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0

Never

-∞

Median Cost$4k/yr

Never

-634%

Full Cost$13k/yr

Never

-258%

Analysis Assumptions:

Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-359%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-107%

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis

Certificates

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

CertCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,584

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Business Administration, Management and Operations

CertCIP: 5202

Median Debt

$5,399

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $47,440

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Carpenters

CertCIP: 4602

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $41,835

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

CertCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $50,984

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

CertCIP: 1204

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $26,307

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

CertCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $57,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

CertCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$40,980

Natl Median: $33,673

Lifetime Value Added

-$9k

Design and Applied Arts

CertCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,116

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,359

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

CertCIP: 4603

Median Debt

$8,250

Earnings (4yr)

$65,763

Natl Median: $53,078

Lifetime Value Added

+$251k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $49,492

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

CertCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $35,447

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

CertCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,148

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $62,199

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services

CertCIP: 1907

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $31,135

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

CertCIP: 4400

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,390

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Mason/Masonry

CertCIP: 4601

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $23,948

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

CertCIP: 5139

Median Debt

$8,025

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $56,073

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Precision Metal Working

CertCIP: 4805

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $48,702

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Public Health

CertCIP: 5122

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $53,933

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

CertCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$33,134

Natl Median: $51,586

Lifetime Value Added

-$95k

Associate's Degrees

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

AssocCIP: 5109

Median Debt

Earnings (2yr)

$29,685

Natl Median: $65,389

Lifetime Value Added

-$152k

Business Administration, Management and Operations

AssocCIP: 5202

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$22,294

Natl Median: $48,733

Lifetime Value Added

-$245k

Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1502

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $64,519

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Computer and Information Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 1101

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $54,246

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Criminal Justice and Corrections

AssocCIP: 4301

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$46,379

Natl Median: $46,706

Lifetime Value Added

-$4k

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

AssocCIP: 5106

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

$56,259

Natl Median: $61,982

Lifetime Value Added

+$102k

Design and Applied Arts

AssocCIP: 5004

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $38,127

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1513

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $55,895

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

AssocCIP: 4603

Median Debt

$9,495

Earnings (4yr)

$60,650

Natl Median: $70,808

Lifetime Value Added

+$143k

Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 1503

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $67,792

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Health and Medical Administrative Services

AssocCIP: 5107

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$27,699

Natl Median: $37,073

Lifetime Value Added

-$190k

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

AssocCIP: 5100

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $51,180

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

AssocCIP: 4702

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,236

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4703

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $69,017

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Human Services, General

AssocCIP: 4400

Median Debt

$14,647

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $39,422

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

AssocCIP: 2401

Median Debt

$7,500

Earnings (4yr)

$32,087

Natl Median: $44,125

Lifetime Value Added

-$139k

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

AssocCIP: 3099

Median Debt

Earnings (5yr)

$80,682

Natl Median: $50,491

Lifetime Value Added

+$311k

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

AssocCIP: 5138

Median Debt

$13,000

Earnings (4yr)

$73,640

Natl Median: $80,813

Lifetime Value Added

+$262k

Teaching Assistants/Aides

AssocCIP: 1315

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $36,642

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

AssocCIP: 4706

Median Debt

Earnings (4yr)

Natl Median: $58,424

Lifetime Value Added

N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.