ACTC vs. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Comparable Facts

Compare Ashland Community and Technical College in Ashland, KY with Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Elizabethtown, KY on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is larger than ACTC based on total student enrollment (6,420 students vs. 2,552 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Ashland Community and Technical College is located in Ashland, KY (Small City setting); Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is in Elizabethtown, KY (Small City setting).
• Ashland Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Ashland Community and Technical College 18:1; Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 26:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) are the same at Ashland Community and Technical College and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ($8,814).
• Out-of-state tuition is the same at ACTC as at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College ($6,432 vs. $6,432).
• The same share of students receive grant aid at Ashland Community and Technical College as at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (98% vs. 98%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students is 4.4% larger than aid received by Ashland Community and Technical College students ($7,466 vs. $7,152).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both ACTC and Elizabethtown Community and Technical College.
• Typical fall application deadline: ACTC Aug 20, 2027.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Ashland Community and Technical College graduates have a $1,086 lower median loan debt than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($10,717 vs. $11,803).
• Among borrowers, ACTC graduates have an estimated $12 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($110 vs. $122).
• More Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former ACTC students, three years after graduation (29% vs. 24%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.