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Surgical technologist programs in Kentucky
Kentucky has 12 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Kentucky, expect to start around $41,440–$50,300 and reach a median of $60,490 with experience; the top quarter earn $66,630 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Kentucky). Graduates of these Kentucky programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $41,120 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What surgical technologists earn in Kentucky
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 1,440 employed in Kentucky. National median: $64,650.
Campuses in Kentucky, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AshlandBowling GreenCumberlandHazardHopkinsvilleLexingtonLouisvilleMadisonvilleOwensboroPaducahSomerset
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville Community College | Madisonville | Public | 140 | $52,783 | $5,750 | 49% | not reported |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | Lexington | Public | 25 | $46,277 | $14,500 | 43% | not reported |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | Louisville | Public | 24 | $44,419 | $12,411 | 36% | not reported |
| Sullivan University | Louisville | for-profit | 3 | $41,746 | $20,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | Public | 2 | $40,495 | $8,001 | 48% | not reported |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | Paducah | Public | 7 | $39,911 | $9,618 | 50% | not reported |
| Somerset Community College | Somerset | Public | 13 | $38,880 | $9,282 | 43% | not reported |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | Bowling Green | Public | 10 | $37,247 | $18,500 | 58% | not reported |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | Owensboro | Public | 6 | $35,301 | $9,875 | 54% | not reported |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | Ashland | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 51% | not reported |
| Hopkinsville Community College | Hopkinsville | Public | 6 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College | Cumberland | Public | 4 | not reported | not reported | 47% | 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.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.