KY
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
12.34 incidents / 1,000 students
Lexington, KY · Clery Act 2024 · Public
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Across 2022–2024, Bluegrass Community and Technical College reported 193 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Jefferson Community and Technical College.
- 12.34
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,978
- Rank of 2,072
- #49
- KY rank
- 12,965
- Enrolled students
12.34 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports 12.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 668% above University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (0.85/1k); Foothill College (0.23/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Texas Christian University (6.88/1k); Community College of Philadelphia (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.60/1k); Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Somerset Community College (0.00/1k); Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.52/1k); Gateway Community and Technical College (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Owensboro Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Maysville Community and Technical College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 12.34
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,978
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 95%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 135
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 156392 · Bluegrass Community and Technical 12.34/1k score rate · #1,978/2,072
RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HOT 12.34/1k
- RANK-BOTTOM #1,978/2,072
- ST-MID #49 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Texas Christian University · +5.46
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 419%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-MID 12,965
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Texas Christian University (-5.46/1k)
Bluegrass Community and Technical College sheet RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT · peer Texas Christian University. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HOT · RANK-BOTTOM · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Texas Christian University (-5.46/1k). National rank #1,978 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports 12.34 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 668% above University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (0.85/1k); Foothill College (0.23/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Texas Christian University (6.88/1k); Community College of Philadelphia (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.60/1k); Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Somerset Community College (0.00/1k); Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.52/1k); Gateway Community and Technical College (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Owensboro Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Maysville Community and Technical College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Bluegrass Community and
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Bluegrass on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Excelsior University · lowest peer 0
Excelsior University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Foothill College · near 0.23
Foothill College — near
0.23 per 1,000 students
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh · near 0.85
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh — near
0.85 per 1,000 students
- Texas Christian University · near
Texas Christian University — near
6.88 per 1,000 students
- Bluegrass Community and Technical · this campus · highest
Bluegrass Community and Technical College — this campus · highest
12.34 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Bluegrass Community and Technical College's 12.34/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Bluegrass Community and Technical College increased from 32 to 135 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 22 KY 2-year peers in this comparison, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is larger than 95% and safer-reporting than 0% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 5
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 90, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 10
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 76, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 71, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 62, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 57, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 52, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 48, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 43, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 29, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 24, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 10, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 5, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Bluegrass Community and Te…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 95, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross College-Hopkinsville | 90 | 0.00 | 0 | 19 |
| Interactive College of Technology-Newport | 101 | 0.00 | 5 | 19 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | 169 | 0.00 | 10 | 19 |
| Galen College of Nursing-ARH | 350 | 0.00 | 14 | 19 |
| ATA College | 363 | 0.00 | 19 | 19 |
| MedQuest College | 524 | 0.00 | 24 | 19 |
| Henderson Community College | 1,944 | 0.00 | 29 | 19 |
| Hopkinsville Community College | 2,211 | 0.00 | 33 | 19 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | 2,552 | 0.00 | 38 | 19 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | 2,618 | 0.00 | 43 | 19 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | 3,134 | 0.00 | 48 | 19 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College (this campus) | 12,965 | 12.34 | 95 | 0 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Bluegrass Community and Technical College rose from 32 to 135 (+322%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (10 to 50), Burglary (1 to 39) and Rape (16 to 27).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 7 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Burglary, Fondling, Robbery, Aggravated Assault and Arson.
The remaining 4 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter, Negligent Manslaughter and Statutory Rape. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyBluegrass Community and Technical College: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 419% (26 → 135 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 26 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 135 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 50 | 10 | 6 |
| Rape | 27 | 16 | 10 |
| Burglary | 39 | 1 | 8 |
| Fondling | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| Robbery | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
72 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Bluegrass Community and Technical College vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
WI
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
0.85 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
Foothill College
0.23 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Bluegrass Community and Technical College sits on price and outcomes
At $6,113, Bluegrass Community and Technical College's reported average net price is cheaper than 20% among 79 Kentucky colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $16,512.
- $6,113
- average net price
- $16,512
- Kentucky median
- 3.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $6,785
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $4,728, while those above $110,000 record $11,513 - roughly 2.4 times as much. A published average of $6,113 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $32,081 - about 5.2 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 40% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $4,808
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $6,512
- Avg Net Price
- $6,113
- Median Debt
- $10,500
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 33%
Outcomes
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $32,081
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $36,343
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 47%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 665 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI · 12,953 enrolled
Safety Score 0.85
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, CA · 12,949 enrolled
Safety Score 0.23
Excelsior University
Albany, NY · 12,941 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · 12,938 enrolled
Safety Score 6.88
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 12,926 enrolled
Safety Score 0.08
Closest by National Rank
Bluegrass Community and Technical College (national rank #1978) sits near Texas A&M University-College Station (#1977) and Bridgewater College (#1979) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX
National Rank #1977
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
National Rank #1979
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
National Rank #1980
Randolph College
Lynchburg, VA
National Rank #1976
Northeastern University Oakland
Oakland, CA
National Rank #1981
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Bluegrass Community and Technical College, both outside KY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Community College of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA · 12,926 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA · 13,018 enrolled
Safety score 0.23
College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA · 12,861 enrolled
Safety score 0.31
Chabot College
Hayward, CA · 12,842 enrolled
Safety score 1.09
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids, IA · 12,763 enrolled
Safety score 0.39
Delgado Community College
New Orleans, LA · 12,712 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
San Diego City College
San Diego, CA · 13,242 enrolled
Safety score 1.81
Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA · 12,585 enrolled
Safety score 0.08
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
Dallas, TX · 720 enrolled
Safety score 13.89
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM · 7,200 enrolled
Safety score 8.61
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 584 enrolled
Safety score 8.56
UPMC Shadyside School of Nursing
Pittsburgh, PA · 715 enrolled
Safety score 8.39
Emory University-Oxford College
Oxford, GA · 967 enrolled
Safety score 8.27
Fort Hays State University-Northwest Kansas Technical College
Goodland, KS · 752 enrolled
Safety score 7.98
Independence Community College
Independence, KS · 764 enrolled
Safety score 7.85
WyoTech
Laramie, WY · 1,335 enrolled
Safety score 6.74
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bluegrass Community and Technical College safe?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College has a safety score of 12.34 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,978 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (0.85/1k). Same-state same-level set: Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.60/1k); Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Somerset Community College (0.00/1k); Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.52/1k); Gateway Community and Technical College (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Owensboro Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Maysville Community and Technical College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Bluegrass Community and Technical College?
For calendar year 2024, Bluegrass Community and Technical College reported Motor Vehicle Theft (50), Burglary (39), Rape (27), Fondling (11) and Aggravated Assault (3), and 2 further categories in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Bluegrass Community and Technical College compare to similar schools?
Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports 668% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (0.85/1k); Foothill College (0.23/1k); Excelsior University (0.00/1k); Texas Christian University (6.88/1k); Community College of Philadelphia (0.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Jefferson Community and Technical College (0.60/1k); Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Somerset Community College (0.00/1k); Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.52/1k); Gateway Community and Technical College (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Owensboro Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Maysville Community and Technical College (0.00/1k).
Does Bluegrass Community and Technical College have fire safety data?
Yes. Bluegrass Community and Technical College reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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