West Kentucky Community and Technical College
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Tel:
(270) 554-9200
- Located in the beautiful river community of Paducah, Kentucky, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a nationally recognized, comprehensive,regional community college serving more than 8,000 students annually and offering more than 200 associate degree, diploma and certificate options in more than 25 academic and career programs.
School Highlights
West Kentucky Community and Technical College serves 6,193 students (33% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 31:1 is higher than the state community college average of 25:1.
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 23%.
Top Rankings
West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Kentucky for:
- Category Attribute
- Affordability Least expensive tuition
- Community Size Largest student body
- Completion Rates Highest completion rates
School Overview
The teacher population of 203 teachers has declined by 26% over five years.
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | (KY) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 203 staff | 111 staff |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 1 sports |
| Sports | BasketballBasketball |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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