2026 Working Student Rankings · KY
Best Trade Colleges for Working Students in Kentucky
23 ranked trade colleges for working students in Kentucky out of 1,565 nationally
23
Schools in KY
16
Full Data Rankings
7
Partial Data Rankings
1,565
Ranked Nationally
Top Colleges for Working Students in Kentucky
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#1 in KY
#34 nationally
#34
Complete Data Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY
Public
Overall Score 74.6
74.6 / 100
PT Completion 81%
45.8% complete programs PT Retention 85%
56% retained PT Students 75%
71.6% part-time Enrollment 4,752
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#2 in KY
#37 nationally
#37
Complete Data Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY
Public
Overall Score 73.8
73.8 / 100
PT Completion 89%
53.2% complete programs PT Retention 80%
53% retained PT Students 69%
69.4% part-time Enrollment 3,535
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#3 in KY
#59 nationally
#59
Complete Data Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY
Public
Overall Score 70.7
70.7 / 100
PT Completion 80%
45.2% complete programs PT Retention 89%
59% retained PT Students 56%
65.7% part-time Enrollment 4,694
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#4 in KY
#76 nationally
#76
Complete Data Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY
Public
Overall Score 67.7
67.7 / 100
PT Completion 73%
41.6% complete programs PT Retention 75%
51% retained PT Students 66%
68.4% part-time Enrollment 3,039
Programs 18 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#5 in KY
#103 nationally
#103
Complete Data Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY
Public
Overall Score 65
65 / 100
PT Completion 83%
46.8% complete programs PT Retention 75%
51% retained PT Students 47%
62.7% part-time Enrollment 5,084
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#6 in KY
#114 nationally
#114
Complete Data Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY
Public
Overall Score 64.4
64.4 / 100
PT Completion 82%
46.2% complete programs PT Retention 51%
45% retained PT Students 63%
67.7% part-time Enrollment 4,296
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#7 in KY
#122 nationally
#122
Complete Data West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY
Public
Overall Score 63.5
63.5 / 100
PT Completion 88%
51.8% complete programs PT Retention 47%
44% retained PT Students 53%
64.9% part-time Enrollment 5,132
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#8 in KY
#197 nationally
#197
Complete Data Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY
Public
Overall Score 59.6
59.6 / 100
PT Completion 74%
41.8% complete programs PT Retention 84%
55% retained PT Students 25%
53.3% part-time Enrollment 2,559
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#9 in KY
#205 nationally
#205
Complete Data Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY
Public
Overall Score 59.1
59.1 / 100
PT Completion 68%
39% complete programs PT Retention 61%
47% retained PT Students 45%
62.1% part-time Enrollment 6,204
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#10 in KY
#211 nationally
#211
Complete Data Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY
Public
Overall Score 59
59 / 100
PT Completion 34%
28.8% complete programs PT Retention 61%
47% retained PT Students 82%
73.5% part-time Enrollment 12,574
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#11 in KY
#317 nationally
#317
Complete Data Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
Public
Overall Score 54.4
54.4 / 100
PT Completion 47%
32% complete programs PT Retention 51%
45% retained PT Students 50%
63.8% part-time Enrollment 11,619
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#12 in KY
#342 nationally
#342
Complete Data Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY
Public
Overall Score 53.4
53.4 / 100
PT Completion 66%
38% complete programs PT Retention 51%
45% retained PT Students 34%
57.2% part-time Enrollment 5,766
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#13 in KY
#391 nationally
#391
Complete Data Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY
Public
Overall Score 51.2
51.2 / 100
PT Completion 42%
30.8% complete programs PT Retention 69%
49% retained PT Students 77%
72% part-time Enrollment 1,606
Programs 11 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#14 in KY
#473 nationally
#473
Complete Data Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY
Public
Overall Score 47.4
47.4 / 100
PT Completion 79%
43.8% complete programs PT Retention 15%
34% retained PT Students 38%
59.4% part-time Enrollment 3,144
Programs 15 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#15 in KY
#685 nationally
#685
Complete Data Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY
Public
Overall Score 36.1
36.1 / 100
PT Completion 43%
31% complete programs PT Retention 19%
36% retained PT Students 49%
63.5% part-time Enrollment 2,156
Programs 14 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#16 in KY
#710 nationally
#710
Complete Data Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY
Public
Overall Score 34.5
34.5 / 100
PT Completion 57%
35% complete programs PT Retention 8%
29% retained PT Students 20%
50% part-time Enrollment 2,583
Programs 16 fields
Tuition (In-State) $4,464
#17 in KY
#1326 nationally
#1326
Partial Data Edge Academy of Beauty
Manchester, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 38.1
38.1 / 100
PT Retention 76%
100% retained PT Students 21%
25.1% part-time Enrollment 37
Programs 1 fields
#18 in KY
#1347 nationally
#1347
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Lexington
Lexington, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 36.4
36.4 / 100
PT Retention 29%
67% retained PT Students 50%
40.1% part-time Enrollment 204
Programs 1 fields
#19 in KY
#1437 nationally
#1437
Partial Data PJ's College of Cosmetology-Bowling Green
Bowling Green, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 29.1
29.1 / 100
PT Retention 37%
71% retained PT Students 9%
14% part-time Enrollment 285
Programs 1 fields
#20 in KY
#1462 nationally
#1462
Partial Data Galen College of Nursing-ARH
Hazard, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 27.1
27.1 / 100
PT Retention 11%
46% retained PT Students 33%
31.6% part-time Enrollment 424
Programs 1 fields
Tuition (In-State) $15,660
#21 in KY
#1474 nationally
#1474
Partial Data Paul Mitchell the School-Louisville
Louisville, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 25.5
25.5 / 100
PT Retention 12%
50% retained PT Students 35%
32.8% part-time Enrollment 219
Programs 1 fields
#22 in KY
#1525 nationally
#1525
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Chenoweth
Louisville, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 19.5
19.5 / 100
PT Retention 19%
55% retained PT Students 25%
27.3% part-time Enrollment 83
Programs 1 fields
#23 in KY
#1541 nationally
#1541
Partial Data Empire Beauty School-Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown, KY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 16.9
16.9 / 100
PT Retention 8%
38% retained PT Students 18%
23% part-time Enrollment 158
Programs 1 fields
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