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Ashland Community and Technical College Data & Information Overview

4 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Ashland Community and Technical College Ranked?

#1,990 Best Colleges in Nation
#30 Best Colleges in KY
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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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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Overall Quality

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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Is It Hard to Get Into ACTC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

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Ashland Community and Technical College Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Ashland Community and Technical College

63% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  63 out of 100
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100

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Ashland Community and Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
6.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.7% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Ashland Community and Technical College Cost?

$4,854 Net Price
17% Take Out Loans
$19,616 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of ACTC is $4,854. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for ACTC

$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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do ACTC Graduates Make?

$34,504 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from ACTC make about $34,504 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 30% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Ashland Community and Technical College

Kentucky State
1,129 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Ashland Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Ashland, Kentucky. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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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/

Ashland Community and Technical College Majors

31 Majors With Completions
4,526 Undergraduate Degrees
4,526 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 31 majors graduated from Ashland Community and Technical College. Of these students, 4,526 received undergraduate degrees and 4,526 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

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

Learn more about the majors offered at Ashland Community and Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at ACTC

58% Take At Least One Class Online
33% Take All Classes Online

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.

Notes and References

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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