Elizabethtown Community and Technical College vs. Henderson Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is larger than Henderson Community College based on total student enrollment (6,420 students vs. 1,944 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is located in Elizabethtown, KY (Small City setting); Henderson Community College is in Henderson, KY (Rural Fringe setting).
• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Henderson Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 26:1; Henderson Community College 20:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) are the same at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Henderson Community College ($8,814).
• Out-of-state tuition is the same at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College as at Henderson Community College ($6,432 vs. $6,432).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College than at Henderson Community College (98% vs. 97%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Henderson Community College students is 1.2% larger than aid received by Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students ($7,559 vs. $7,466).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Henderson Community College.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Henderson Community College graduates have a $938 lower median loan debt than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($10,865 vs. $11,803).
• Among borrowers, Henderson Community College graduates have an estimated $10 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($112 vs. $122).
• More Henderson Community College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students, three years after graduation (32% vs. 29%).

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