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Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro, Kentucky Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Owensboro, Kentucky, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 4,875 students in fall 2024. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Owensboro Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Electrician, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Welding Technology. It awarded 3,329 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,875
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
3,329
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 42

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

Construction Trades 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Health Professions 11
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3

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
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
56%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
794
Certificates under 1 year
2,332
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
202
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,875
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,875
Full-time, fall 2024
31%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,402
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
78%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
33%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Scott Williams
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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