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Jefferson Community and Technical College vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Louisville, KY · Lexington, KY · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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PUBLIC-PAIR · SAME-STATE · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · KY
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: average net price fell -17.6% from $7,188 (2013) to $5,920 (2023), r² 0.68.
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College: net price ranged $5,401–$6,807 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.1% is not a trend (r² 0.20).
  • Jefferson Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -38.9% over 2013–2023; fitted -489 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • Bluegrass Community and Technical College: enrollment shrank -26.3% over 2013–2023; fitted -228 students/yr fitted, r² 0.72.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair · 2 tied metrics omitted. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Jefferson Community and Technical College vs Bluegrass Community and Technical College

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion (40.5% vs 33.2% at Jefferson Community and Technical College)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation ($10,500 vs $11,651 at Jefferson Community and Technical College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($38,171 vs $36,343 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on 150%-time completion at 40.5% versus 33.2% at Jefferson Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Bluegrass Community and Technical College leads on median debt at graduation at $10,500 versus $11,651 at Jefferson Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Jefferson Community and Technical College and Bluegrass Community and Technical College?▼
Jefferson Community and Technical College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $38,171 versus $36,343 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025