Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) is a public community college in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). Owensboro Community College and Owensboro Technical College consolidated to become OCTC. OCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to offer technical as well as associate's degree programs.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $7,545
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,097
- Graduation rate (150%): 54%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 49%
- Student to faculty ratio: 21:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $35,798
- Median earnings (8 years): $33,407
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,283
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, fringe
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Owensboro, KY
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Owensboro Community and Technical College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Licensed Practical, Electrician.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (400 associate)
- Licensed Practical (356 bachelor's)
- Electrician (527 bachelor's)
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology (268 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (273 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (177 bachelor's)
- Computer Science (208 bachelor's)
- Machine Shop Technology (110 bachelor's)
- Electrical (105 bachelor's)
- Automobile (105 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 18%, Computer Science 22%, Health 60%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Owensboro Community and Technical College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,554 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,554
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $4,572
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $6,666
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $8,164
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $11,458
- In-state tuition and fees: $4,728
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $6,432
- Books and supplies: $1,268
- Off-campus room and board: $8,814
- Off-campus with family: $3,602
- Typical cost of attendance: $13,476
- Sticker vs net gap: 44%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 31%
- Federal loan recipients: 9%
- Average institutional grant: $1,486
- Average federal loan: $5,342
- Median debt at graduation: $7,933
Admissions
Owensboro Community and Technical College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,097
- Women: 55%
- Part-time undergraduates: 59%
- Age 25 and older: 23%
- Graduation rate: 54%
- Come back after freshman year: 69%
- First-generation: 50%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 11%
- Student to faculty: 21:1
- Professor salary: $60,140
- Associate professor salary: $51,039
- Assistant professor salary: $44,729
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Owensboro Community and Technical College acceptance rate? Owensboro Community and Technical College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Owensboro Community and Technical College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,554 a year after aid. Average net price is $7,545.
What majors does Owensboro Community and Technical College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Licensed Practical, Electrician, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology, Welding Technology.
What is the average salary after Owensboro Community and Technical College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $35,798 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Owensboro Community and Technical College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 49% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 54%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Owensboro Community and Technical College official site: https://owensboro.kctcs.edu/.