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Big Sandy Community and Technical College was awarded 38 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electrical & power transmission installers.
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College is ranked #2,159 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Big Sandy Community and Technical College held the #2,197 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 38 colleges in Kentucky, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is ranked at #35.
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As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Big Sandy Community and Technical College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Big Sandy Community and Technical College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Big Sandy Community and Technical College is 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Big Sandy Community and Technical College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,426 undergraduates at Big Sandy Community and Technical College with 1,391 being full-time and 1,035 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,317 | $3,202 | $5,160 | $8,262 | $8,414 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Big Sandy Community and Technical College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Big Sandy Community and Technical College, approximately 16% of students took out student loans averaging $5,587 a year. That adds up to $22,348 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Big Sandy Community and Technical College is 18.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Big Sandy Community and Technical College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Bert Combs Dr, Prestonsburg, KY 41653 |
| Phone: | 606-886-3863 |
| Website: | https://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,767 students took at least one online class at Big Sandy Community and Technical College. This is a decrease from the 2,029 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,767 | 1,186 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,029 | 1,155 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,166 | 1,072 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,234 | 1,014 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,585 | 1,216 |
Learn more about online learning at Big Sandy Community and Technical College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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