Hopkinsville Community College vs. Owensboro Community and Technical College

Comparable Facts

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

Owensboro Community and Technical College is larger than Hopkinsville Community College based on total student enrollment (4,875 students vs. 2,211 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Hopkinsville Community College is located in Hopkinsville, KY (Distant Town setting); Owensboro Community and Technical College is in Owensboro, KY (Rural Fringe setting).
• Hopkinsville Community College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution. Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public, non-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Hopkinsville Community College 19:1; Owensboro Community and Technical College 21:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) are the same at Hopkinsville Community College and Owensboro Community and Technical College ($8,814).
• Out-of-state tuition is the same at Hopkinsville Community College as at Owensboro Community and Technical College ($6,432 vs. $6,432).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Hopkinsville Community College than at Owensboro Community and Technical College (97% vs. 95%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Hopkinsville Community College students is 9.2% larger than aid received by Owensboro Community and Technical College students ($7,058 vs. $6,463).

Admissions details

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

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Owensboro Community and Technical College graduates have a $2,500 lower median loan debt than Hopkinsville Community College graduates ($8,000 vs. $10,500).
• Among borrowers, Owensboro Community and Technical College graduates have an estimated $26 lower median monthly federal student loan payment than Hopkinsville Community College graduates ($82 vs. $108).
• More Owensboro Community and Technical College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Hopkinsville Community College students, three years after graduation (35% vs. 28%).

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