1
Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,955
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,426
- Median debt
- $10,125
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $26,147
- Enrollment
- 3,134
State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in Kentucky
Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Kentucky list (55 vs 24); Hazard Community and Technical College still leads on average net price at $2,955.
- $2,955
- Cheapest net price
- $16,512
- Kentucky median
- 79
- Schools ranked
Hazard Community and Technical College has the lowest average net price in Kentucky among Scorecard reporters
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Hazard Community and Technical College posts the lowest average net price in Kentucky at $2,955 among 79 ranked schools, with the state median 4% below the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
- Cheapest net price
- $2,955
- Kentucky median
- $16,512
- Schools ranked
- 79
- National median
- $17,124
Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
Hazard Community and Technical College has the lowest average net price in Kentucky at $2,955/year, and the state's median net price is 4% below the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.
- $2,955
- cheapest ranked net price
- $16,512
- Kentucky median net price
- 24 public / 55 private
- schools in this ranking
- $13,917
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $13,917 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.
Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Berea College, where in-state published tuition of $51,658 falls to an average net price of $6,106 after aid, a $45,552 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Kentucky schools.
Private campuses outnumber public ones here (55 vs 24). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.
The bar to make this top-25 list is $9,793. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 79 Scorecard-reporting Kentucky schools:
The bar to make Kentucky's top-25 cheapest list
Average net price after aid · 79 Scorecard-reporting schools
$9,793 Among the most affordable more affordable than 68% of 79 Kentucky colleges
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Each bar is a $3K-wide band; taller bars hold more Kentucky colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23
Kentucky's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
2
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,537
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,152
- Median debt
- $10,175
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,195
- Enrollment
- 5,825
3
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,731
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,963
- Median debt
- $6,919
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $26,999
- Enrollment
- 3,371
4
Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $3,873
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,198
- Median debt
- $9,357
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $28,106
- Enrollment
- 2,618
5
Henderson Community College Henderson, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,232
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,040
- Median debt
- $10,483
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,551
- Enrollment
- 1,944
6
Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,398
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,671
- Median debt
- $12,215
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $27,858
- Enrollment
- 6,155
7
Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,605
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,965
- Median debt
- $11,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $27,631
- Enrollment
- 4,434
8
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,143
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,080
- Median debt
- $9,055
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,562
- Enrollment
- 6,420
9
South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY · Private for-profit
- Avg net price
- $5,183
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,183
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 45
10
West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,353
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,345
- Median debt
- $8,986
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,823
- Enrollment
- 5,274
11
Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,406
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,843
- Median debt
- $8,450
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,257
- Enrollment
- 3,569
12
Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,717
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,881
- Median debt
- $10,950
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,330
- Enrollment
- 2,552
13
Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,725
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,932
- Median debt
- $10,711
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,492
- Enrollment
- 5,320
14
Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,800
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,554
- Median debt
- $7,933
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,283
- Enrollment
- 4,875
15
Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,875
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,402
- Median debt
- $10,691
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,645
- Enrollment
- 2,211
16
Berea College Berea, KY · Private nonprofit
- Avg net price
- $6,106
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,428
- Median debt
- $3,591
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,676
- Enrollment
- 1,527
17
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,113
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,728
- Median debt
- $10,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,081
- Enrollment
- 12,965
18
Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,376
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,441
- Median debt
- $11,651
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,950
- Enrollment
- 13,429
19
Berea Beauty Academy Berea, KY · -
- Avg net price
- $7,437
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,437
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 40
20
Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,040
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $10,225
- Median debt
- $25,938
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,640
- Enrollment
- 2,020
21
Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,191
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,603
- Median debt
- $23,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $42,105
- Enrollment
- 15,347
22
Brescia University Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit
- Avg net price
- $8,709
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,977
- Median debt
- $29,430
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $39,897
- Enrollment
- 690
23
Murray State University Murray, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,096
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $6,242
- Median debt
- $20,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $38,473
- Enrollment
- 10,020
24
Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY · Private nonprofit
- Avg net price
- $9,337
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,773
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $21,778
- Enrollment
- 94
25
Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,793
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,150
- Median debt
- $22,250
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $37,131
- Enrollment
- 8,791
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard, KY · Public | $2,955 90% of the leader · rank #1 | $2,426 | $10,125 | $26,147 | 3,134 |
| 2 | Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Bowling Green, KY · Public | $3,537 88% of the leader · rank #2 | $3,152 | $10,175 | $32,195 | 5,825 |
| 3 | Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland, KY · Public | $3,731 87% of the leader · rank #3 | $2,963 | $6,919 | $26,999 | 3,371 |
| 4 | Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY · Public | $3,873 87% of the leader · rank #4 | $3,198 | $9,357 | $28,106 | 2,618 |
| 5 | Henderson Community College Henderson, KY · Public | $4,232 86% of the leader · rank #5 | $3,040 | $10,483 | $31,551 | 1,944 |
| 6 | Somerset Community College Somerset, KY · Public | $4,398 85% of the leader · rank #6 | $3,671 | $12,215 | $27,858 | 6,155 |
| 7 | Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville, KY · Public | $4,605 84% of the leader · rank #7 | $3,965 | $11,500 | $27,631 | 4,434 |
| 8 | Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown, KY · Public | $5,143 83% of the leader · rank #8 | $4,080 | $9,055 | $32,562 | 6,420 |
| 9 | South Eastern Beauty Academy Paintsville, KY · Private for-profit | $5,183 82% of the leader · rank #9 | $5,183 | - | - | 45 |
| 10 | West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah, KY · Public | $5,353 82% of the leader · rank #10 | $4,345 | $8,986 | $29,823 | 5,274 |
| 11 | Madisonville Community College Madisonville, KY · Public | $5,406 82% of the leader · rank #11 | $3,843 | $8,450 | $31,257 | 3,569 |
| 12 | Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland, KY · Public | $5,717 81% of the leader · rank #12 | $4,881 | $10,950 | $30,330 | 2,552 |
| 13 | Gateway Community and Technical College Florence, KY · Public | $5,725 81% of the leader · rank #13 | $4,932 | $10,711 | $34,492 | 5,320 |
| 14 | Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro, KY · Public | $5,800 80% of the leader · rank #14 | $4,554 | $7,933 | $31,283 | 4,875 |
| 15 | Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville, KY · Public | $5,875 80% of the leader · rank #15 | $5,402 | $10,691 | $32,645 | 2,211 |
| 16 | Berea College Berea, KY · Private nonprofit | $6,106 79% of the leader · rank #16 | $5,428 | $3,591 | $35,676 | 1,527 |
| 17 | Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY · Public | $6,113 79% of the leader · rank #17 | $4,728 | $10,500 | $32,081 | 12,965 |
| 18 | Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville, KY · Public | $6,376 78% of the leader · rank #18 | $5,441 | $11,651 | $32,950 | 13,429 |
| 19 | Berea Beauty Academy Berea, KY · - | $7,437 75% of the leader · rank #19 | $7,437 | - | - | 40 |
| 20 | Kentucky State University Frankfort, KY · Public | $8,040 73% of the leader · rank #20 | $10,225 | $25,938 | $29,640 | 2,020 |
| 21 | Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, KY · Public | $8,191 72% of the leader · rank #21 | $2,603 | $23,000 | $42,105 | 15,347 |
| 22 | Brescia University Owensboro, KY · Private nonprofit | $8,709 71% of the leader · rank #22 | $8,977 | $29,430 | $39,897 | 690 |
| 23 | Murray State University Murray, KY · Public | $9,096 69% of the leader · rank #23 | $6,242 | $20,500 | $38,473 | 10,020 |
| 24 | Kentucky Mountain Bible College Jackson, KY · Private nonprofit | $9,337 68% of the leader · rank #24 | $5,773 | - | $21,778 | 94 |
| 25 | Morehead State University Morehead, KY · Public | $9,793 67% of the leader · rank #25 | $7,150 | $22,250 | $37,131 | 8,791 |
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.
Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Kentucky. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23
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