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Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, Kentucky Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Ashland Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution based in Ashland, Kentucky. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,552 students. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Ashland Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 35 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Welding Technology, and Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary. It awarded 2,166 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,552
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
2,166
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
35
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 35

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 12
Construction Trades 1
Precision Production 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Science Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
336
Certificates under 1 year
1,504
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
324
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,552
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,552
Full-time, fall 2024
43%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,557
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
90%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
37%
Students taking some online courses
31%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President/CEO
Dr. Larry A. Ferguson
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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