Bluegrass Community and Technical College vs. Madisonville Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Bluegrass Community and Technical College is larger than Madisonville Community College based on total student enrollment (12,965 students vs. 3,569 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Bluegrass Community and Technical College is located in Lexington, KY (Large City setting); Madisonville Community College is in Madisonville, KY (Rural Fringe setting).
• Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Madisonville Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Bluegrass Community and Technical College 20:1; Madisonville Community College 17:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) are the same at Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Madisonville Community College ($8,814).
• Out-of-state tuition is 1.2% higher at Bluegrass Community and Technical College than at Madisonville Community College (about $80 more per year; $6,512 vs. $6,432).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Madisonville Community College than at Bluegrass Community and Technical College (97% vs. 91%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Madisonville Community College students is 14.4% larger than aid received by Bluegrass Community and Technical College students ($7,349 vs. $6,426).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Bluegrass Community and Technical College and Madisonville Community College.
• Typical fall application deadline: Bluegrass Community and Technical College Aug 2, 2027.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Madisonville Community College graduates have a $1,692 lower median loan debt than Bluegrass Community and Technical College graduates ($9,808 vs. $11,500).
• Among borrowers, Madisonville Community College graduates have an estimated $17 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Bluegrass Community and Technical College graduates ($101 vs. $118).
• More Madisonville Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Bluegrass Community and Technical College students, three years after graduation (39% vs. 29%).

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