Best Kentucky Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 27 community colleges serving 87,692 students in Kentucky (17 public colleges and 10 private colleges).
For Kentucky community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,614 per year for in-state students and $12,454 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $14,569 per year (view national tuition costs).
Kentucky community colleges have a diversity score of 0.39, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 23% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 25:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(KY) School Average
Asian
1%
Hispanic
4%
Black
9%
White
77%
Two or more races
3%
Non Resident
3%
Unknown
3%

Top Kentucky Community Colleges by Town (2021)
- College Location Students
- ATA CollegePrivate for-profit10200 Linn Station Rd Ste 125
Louisville,  KY 40223
(502) 371-8330 352 students - Brown Mackie College-LouisvillePrivate, for profit3605 Fern Valley Road
Louisville,  KY 40219
(502) 810-6000 1,120 students - Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate for-profit1031 Zorn Avenue , Suite 400
Louisville,  KY 40207
(502) 410-6200 1,954 students - Midway UniversityPrivate not-for-profit512 E. Stephens St
Midway,  KY 40347
(859) 846-4421 1,668 students - 1845 Loop Dr
Bowling Green,  KY 42101
(270) 901-1000 4,482 students - Sullivan UniversityPrivate, for profit3101 Bardstown Rd
Louisville,  KY 40205
(502) 456-6504 3,318 students - American National University-LexingtonPrivate for-profit2376 Sir Barton Way
Lexington,  KY 40509
(859) 253-0621 299 students - 1400 College Drive
Ashland,  KY 41101
(606) 326-2000 2,542 students - 16 Spiral Drive
Florence,  KY 41042
(859) 372-000000000 687 students - 1 Bert Combs Dr
Prestonsburg,  KY 41653
(606) 886-3863 4,375 students - 470 Cooper Drive
Lexington,  KY 40506
(859) 246-6200 9,525 students - 309 Buttermilk Pike
Ft Mitchell,  KY 41017
(859) 341-5627 306 students - Daymar College-BellevuePrivate, for profit119 Fairfield Avenue
Bellevue,  KY 41073
(859) 291-0800 29 students - 600 College Street Rd
Elizabethtown,  KY 42701
(270) 769-2371 6,399 students - 500 Technology Way
Florence,  KY 41042
(859) 441-4500 4,093 students - One Community College Drive
Hazard,  KY 41701
(606) 487-3503 3,185 students - 2660 S Green St
Henderson,  KY 42420
(270) 827-1867 1,586 students - 720 North Dr.
Hopkinsville,  KY 42240
(270) 707-3700 2,748 students - Hussian College-Daymar College Bowling GreenPrivate for-profit2421 Fitzgerald Industrial Dr.
Bowling Green,  KY 42101
(270) 843-6750 211 students - 109 E Broadway
Louisville,  KY 40202
(502) 213-4000 11,699 students - 2000 College Drive
Madisonville,  KY 42431
(270) 821-2250 3,546 students - 1755 U.S. Hwy 68
Maysville,  KY 41056
(606) 759-7141 4,189 students - 4800 New Hartford Rd
Owensboro,  KY 42303
(270) 686-4400 3,940 students - Ross College-HopkinsvillePrivate for-profit4001 Fort Campbell Boulevard
Hopkinsville,  KY 42240
(270) 886-1302 74 students - 808 Monticello Street
Somerset,  KY 42501
(877) 629-9722 5,857 students - 700 College Rd
Cumberland,  KY 40823
(606) 589-2145 3,315 students - 4810 Alben Barkley Drive
Paducah,  KY 42002
(270) 554-9200 6,193 students
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