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Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Public community college

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45%completion rate · Kentucky avg 56%
$10,691median debt of graduates
$32,645median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$36,323median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 720 North Dr., Hopkinsville, KY 42240 · Phone: (270) 707-3700 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Hopkinsville Communit… Hopkinsville Communit…: 45.1% 45.1% Kentucky average Kentucky average: 55.5% 55.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$39,300$51,470$59,900
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$38,670$56,340$70,020
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$48,420$60,460$65,090
Construction laborers$33,770$45,710$50,040
Medical assistants$32,950$39,270$45,940
Electricians$37,110$59,720$77,920
HVAC and refrigeration mechanics and installers$38,790$58,620$67,540
Emergency medical technicians$29,800$36,800$44,380
Massage therapists$30,210$59,790$85,060
Surgical technologists$41,440$60,490$66,630

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Kentucky (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Ground Transportation Certificate, under 300 hours 109 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, under 300 hours 92 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, under 300 hours 71 $32,825 not reported $5,625
Carpenters Certificate, 300–899 hours 38 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 38 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 20 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 19 $32,825 not reported $5,625
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 18 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, under 300 hours 17 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported not reported not reported
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 10 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 7 not reported not reported not reported
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate, 1–2 years 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 6 not reported not reported not reported
Carpenters Certificate, 1–2 years 6 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, under 300 hours 4 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate degree 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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