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Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Prestonsburg, Kentucky Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 2,618 students in fall 2024. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 1,514 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,618
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
1,514
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 46

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

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Construction Trades 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 13
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Education 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Science Technologies 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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
385
Certificates under 1 year
973
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
156

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,618
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,618
Full-time, fall 2024
43%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,323
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
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
60%
Men
40%
White
91%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Black or African American
1%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
44%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President/CEO
Samuel Todd Brand, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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