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Somerset Community College

Somerset, Kentucky Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Somerset Community College is a public two-year institution in Somerset, Kentucky. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 6,155 students in fall 2024. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Somerset Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 46 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Welding Technology. It awarded 3,691 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
6,155
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
3,691
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
46
Programs and majors
19:1
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
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Precision Production 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Health Professions 14
Construction Trades 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Communications Technologies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Engineering Technologies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Public Administration and Social Services 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
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
836
Certificates under 1 year
2,318
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
529
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
6,155
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,155
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,041
Full-time, 2024-25
36%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 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
4%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
46%
Students taking some online courses
26%
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: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
President & CEO
Dr. Carey Castle
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, Student veteran organization

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