Elizabethtown Community and Technical College vs. Hopkinsville Community College

Comparable Facts

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

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is larger than Hopkinsville Community College based on total student enrollment (6,420 students vs. 2,211 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is located in Elizabethtown, KY (Small City setting); Hopkinsville Community College is in Hopkinsville, KY (Distant Town setting).
• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Hopkinsville Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Elizabethtown Community and Technical College 26:1; Hopkinsville Community College 19:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) are the same at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and Hopkinsville Community College ($8,814).
• Out-of-state tuition is the same at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College as at Hopkinsville Community College ($6,432 vs. $6,432).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College than at Hopkinsville Community College (98% vs. 97%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Elizabethtown Community and Technical College students is 5.8% larger than aid received by Hopkinsville Community College students ($7,466 vs. $7,058).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Hopkinsville Community College graduates have a $1,303 lower median loan debt than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($10,500 vs. $11,803).
• Among borrowers, Hopkinsville Community College graduates have an estimated $14 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates ($108 vs. $122).
• More Elizabethtown Community and Technical College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Hopkinsville Community College students, three years after graduation (29% vs. 28%).

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