Program Payoff

Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, Kentucky. 42 certificate and associate programs, public. 42 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Kentucky.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $15,238 $50,995 (49) $81,040
Registered Nurses
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $11,180 $43,178 (30) $57,530
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (11) $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $6,732 $35,594 (14) $38,370
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $4,865 $33,993 (32) $45,760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $29,685 (13) $109,010
Software Developers
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree $10,000 $29,685 (72)
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $12,353 $25,967 (26) $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $22,999 (15) $35,420
Security Guards
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $12,000 $17,824 (78) $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $16,478 (16) $29,780
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $14,700 $15,552 (26) $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate $12,204 not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $10,572 not published $42,480
Phlebotomists
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $13,225 not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree $13,530 not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree $5,725 not published $48,230
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $13,354 not published $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $11,056 not published $46,280
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,270
Medical Assistants
Area Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $74,690
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $109,010
Software Developers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,840
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,420
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,810
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,810
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,120
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $59,720
Electricians
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,400
Power Plant Operators
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $37,150
Firefighters
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $37,150
Firefighters
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $56,340
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $58,620
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,560
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,780
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $51,470
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $57,530
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $73,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $44,890
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.