Top Kentucky Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 28 top community colleges located throughout Kentucky (18 public colleges and 10 private colleges), serving 97,285 students.
- For Kentucky community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,996 per year for in-state students and $12,836 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $15,961 per year (view national tuition costs).
- Kentucky community colleges have a diversity score of 0.29, which is lower than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 16% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 27:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(KY) School Average
Asian
1%
Hispanic
3%
Black
8%
White
84%
Two or more races
2%
Unknown
2%
Top Kentucky Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 1400 College Drive
Ashland, KY 41101
(606)326-2000 3,345 students - ATA CollegePrivate, for profit10180 Linn Station Rd Ste A200
Louisville, KY 40223
(502)371-8330 439 students - 16 Spiral Drive
Florence, KY 41042
(859)371-9393 712 students - 1 Bert Combs Dr
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
(606)886-3863 4,638 students - 470 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40506
(859)246-6200 10,952 students - Brown Mackie College-HopkinsvillePrivate, for profit4001 Fort Campbell Boulevard
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
(270)886-1302 222 students - Brown Mackie College-LouisvillePrivate, for profit3605 Fern Valley Road
Louisville, KY 40219
(502)810-6000 1,120 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 - Daymar College-Bowling GreenPrivate, for profit2421 Fitzgerald Industrial Dr.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270)843-6750 239 students - 600 College Street Rd
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
(270)769-2371 7,314 students - Galen College of Nursing-LouisvillePrivate, for profit1031 Zorn Avenue , Suite 400
Louisville, KY 40207
(502)410-6200 879 students - 500 Technology Way
Florence, KY 41042
(859)441-4500 4,594 students - One Community College Drive
Hazard, KY 41701
(606)487-3503 3,462 students - 720 North Dr.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
(270)707-3700 3,566 students - 109 E Broadway
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)213-4000 13,550 students - 2000 College Drive
Madisonville, KY 42431
(270)821-2250 4,433 students - 1755 U.S. Hwy 68
Maysville, KY 41056
(606)759-7141 3,478 students - MedTech College-Lexington CampusPrivate, for profit1648 McGrathiana Pkwy #200
Lexington, KY 40511
(859)410-2110 186 students - National College-LexingtonPrivate, for profit2376 Sir Barton Way
Lexington, KY 40509
(859)253-0621 979 students - 4800 New Hartford Rd
Owensboro, KY 42303
(270)686-4400 4,156 students - 808 Monticello Street
Somerset, KY 42501
(877)629-9722 6,995 students - 1845 Loop Dr
Bowling Green, KY 42101
(270)901-1000 4,914 students - 700 College Rd
Cumberland, KY 40823
(606)589-2145 3,660 students - 4810 Alben Barkley Drive
Paducah, KY 42002
(270)554-9200 6,402 students
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