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Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

Cumberland, Kentucky · Public technical college

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47%completion rate · Kentucky avg 56%
$6,919median debt of graduates
$26,999median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$29,482median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 700 College Rd, Cumberland, KY 40823 · Phone: (606) 589-2145 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Southeast Kentucky Co… Southeast Kentucky Co…: 47.3% 47.3% Kentucky average Kentucky average: 55.5% 55.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$48,420$60,460$65,090
Medical assistants$32,950$39,270$45,940
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists$38,250$55,480$63,740
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$30,210$44,890$59,990
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$39,300$51,470$59,900
Electricians$37,110$59,720$77,920
Machinists$39,070$58,660$71,530
Construction laborers$33,770$45,710$50,040
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$38,790$58,620$67,540
Radiologic technologists and technicians$51,740$69,670$81,370
Emergency medical technicians$29,800$36,800$44,380
Surgical technologists$41,440$60,490$66,630
Medical records specialists$36,290$48,410$61,720

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Kentucky (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 165 not reported not reported $4,500
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 111 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, under 300 hours 104 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, under 300 hours 70 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 56 not reported $26,121 $7,793
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, under 300 hours 51 not reported $26,121 $7,793
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 39 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 29 not reported $26,121 $7,793
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 29 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 27 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 25 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 16 $38,713 $41,565 $12,692
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported $4,500
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, under 300 hours 11 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 9 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 8 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 4 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 3 not reported $43,426 not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 2 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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