Program Payoff

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Prestonsburg, Kentucky. 59 certificate and associate programs, public. 59 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 $13,000 $58,334 (41) $81,040
Registered Nurses
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $8,250 $35,416 (30) $59,720
Electricians
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Associate's degree $33,993 (19)
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree $30,771 (15) $47,730
Dental Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $29,685 (15) $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree $19,749 (29) $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,500 $18,467 (81) $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate $5,399 not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $9,495 not published $59,720
Electricians
Human Services, General Associate's degree $14,647 not published $37,440
Social and Human Service Assistants
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $8,025 not published $38,370
Nursing Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $69,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Area Studies Undergraduate certificate not published $74,690
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,700
Customer Service Representatives
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $79,370
General and Operations Managers
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $73,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,710
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $59,710
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $42,480
Phlebotomists
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $109,010
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree 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
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $35,420
Security Guards
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
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $67,690
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $60,120
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $60,120
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,700
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $59,700
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $64,120
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $93,400
Power Plant Operators
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $37,150
Firefighters
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $48,000
Printing Press Operators
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $56,340
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $48,230
Community Health Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $38,750
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
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
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree 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
Human Services, General Undergraduate certificate not published $37,440
Social and Human Service Assistants
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $51,470
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Mason/Masonry Undergraduate certificate not published $73,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $59,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $73,490
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $45,760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $45,760
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Public Health Undergraduate certificate not published $103,450
Medical and Health Services Managers
Security Science and Technology Undergraduate certificate not published $75,270
Accountants and Auditors
Security Science and Technology Associate's degree not published $75,270
Accountants and Auditors
Teaching Assistants/Aides Associate's degree not published $45,350
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other
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.