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Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Lexington, KY 8,244 Undergrads 31.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$13,902
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$6,113
After Aid
Median Earnings
$48,181
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$6,113
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$48,181
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+33%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$36,343
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate31.9%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.7
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients48.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time45.3%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS53.4%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$514k
-$1k
+$30k
Median Cost$6k/yr
+$503k
-$12k
+$19k
Full Cost$14k/yr
+$489k
-$27k
+$5k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
35
∞
Median Cost$6k/yr
41
168%
Full Cost$14k/yr
55
18%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return151%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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-0%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $28,266
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,360
Earnings (4yr)
$43,280
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
+$14k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,658
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,579
Earnings (4yr)
$35,058
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Carpenters
CertCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,835
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,716
Earnings (4yr)
$53,895
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$24,172
Natl Median: $26,307
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Data Processing
CertCIP: 1103
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,061
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,698
Earnings (4yr)
$91,897
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$503k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$6,500
Earnings (4yr)
$104,208
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
+$622k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,800
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,579
Earnings (4yr)
$35,470
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Median Debt
$6,633
Earnings (4yr)
$49,190
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$78k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$7,723
Earnings (4yr)
$90,983
Natl Median: $62,199
Lifetime Value Added
+$494k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$6,879
Earnings (4yr)
$47,834
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Median Debt
$9,557
Earnings (4yr)
$60,198
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$193k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$14,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,929
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,683
Earnings (4yr)
$50,989
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$35,945
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Carpenters
AssocCIP: 4602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,498
Earnings (4yr)
$52,501
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,954
Earnings (5yr)
$44,076
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$11,399
Earnings (4yr)
$60,241
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,745
Earnings (4yr)
$36,411
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,123
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4703
Median Debt
$8,522
Earnings (4yr)
$88,996
Natl Median: $69,017
Lifetime Value Added
+$395k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,422
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,723
Earnings (4yr)
$39,834
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
$10,928
Earnings (5yr)
$63,608
Natl Median: $50,491
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$41,473
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,650
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$267k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,900
Natl Median: $54,138
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.