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Ashland Community and Technical College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is other multi/interdisciplinary studies.
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College Factual ranked ACTC as #1,990 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ACTC held the #2,150 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 39 colleges in Kentucky, ACTC is ranked at #30.
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Ashland Community and Technical College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 17 to 1, Ashland Community and Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Ashland Community and Technical College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Ashland Community and Technical College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,400 undergraduates at ACTC with 1,129 being full-time and 1,271 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,045 | $4,365 | $6,945 | $8,954 | $11,090 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ACTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At ACTC, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $4,904 a year. That adds up to $19,616 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for ACTC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1400 College Drive, Ashland, KY 41101-3683 |
| Phone: | 606-326-2000 |
| Website: | https://ashland.kctcs.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 295 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 228 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 215 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 210 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 202 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 187 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 148 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 125 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 91 | NA |
| Ground Transportation | 90 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 1,457 students took at least one online class at Ashland Community and Technical College. This is an increase from the 1,400 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,457 | 823 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,400 | 754 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,499 | 842 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,465 | 615 |
Learn more about online learning at Ashland Community and Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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