West Kentucky Community and Technical College
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 6,327 students (33% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the state community college average of 15:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is equal to the state average of 22%.
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
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 357 teachers has grown by 27% 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-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 357 staff | 228 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 1 sports |
| Sports | BasketballBasketball |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
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