Program Payoff

West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Paducah, Kentucky. 49 certificate and associate programs, public. 49 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 $11,068 $49,053 (101) $81,040
Registered Nurses
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $9,618 $43,798 (32) $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $41,565 (15) $109,010
Software Developers
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $36,852 (16) $39,270
Medical Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $6,025 $36,134 (16) $38,370
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree $30,771 (12) $45,760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree $8,000 $28,598 (17)
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $28,212 (16) $59,720
Electricians
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $25,194 (12) $35,420
Security Guards
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $24,904 (40) $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,620 $22,786 (79) $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree $10,412 $21,356 (33) $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree $7,194 $19,835 (42) $48,230
Community Health Workers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree $15,758 (28) $29,780
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate $14,935 (28) $29,840
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate $10,295 not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate $9,999 not published $38,700
Customer Service Representatives
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate $6,529 not published $109,010
Software Developers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate $11,000 not published $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate $7,000 not published $29,780
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $5,625 not published $45,760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $39,270
Medical Assistants
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $73,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $42,480
Phlebotomists
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $42,480
Phlebotomists
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
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $47,730
Dental Assistants
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
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
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $61,560
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $37,150
Firefighters
Fire Protection Associate's degree not published $37,150
Firefighters
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $48,000
Printing Press Operators
Graphic Communications Associate's degree not published $48,000
Printing Press Operators
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
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Associate's degree not published
Marine Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $63,550
Commercial Divers
Marine Transportation Associate's degree not published $63,550
Commercial Divers
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Associate's degree not published
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $44,890
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree 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.