Community colleges
Community Colleges in Kentucky
CampusPin classifies 20 of Kentucky's 58 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 34.5% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,656 in this snapshot.
Kentucky community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 20
- Share of state colleges
- 34.5%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,656
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Ashland Community and Technical College ($4,656)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Kentucky
- Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland · $4,656
- ATA CollegeLouisville · $15,000
- Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg · $4,656
- Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington · $4,706
- Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown · $4,656
- Galen College of Nursing-ARHHazard · $15,860
- Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence · $4,656
- Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard · $4,656
- Henderson Community CollegeHenderson · $4,656
- Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville · $4,656
- Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville · $4,706
- Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville · $4,656
- Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville · $4,656
- MedQuest CollegeLouisville · $16,925
- Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro · $4,656
- Ross College-HopkinsvilleHopkinsville · $16,925
- Somerset Community CollegeSomerset · $4,656
- Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green · $4,656
- Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland · $4,656
- West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah · $4,656
Why start at a Kentucky community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Kentucky come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Kentucky. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/kentucky