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Henderson Community College

Henderson Community College is a public institution in Henderson, Kentucky. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$4,232
Avg net price / yr
$35,714
10-yr median earnings
40.5%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Henderson Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

34th pct.
former-student earnings, US
40.5%
150%-time completion
+13%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Henderson Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
51/100
Henderson Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$35,714
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$4,232
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
40.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,483
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
51.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Henderson Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$35,714

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$4,232

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

40.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 40.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Henderson Community College vs peers

Henderson Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Henderson Community College positioned by ea… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $25K $50K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $3K $14K Avg Net Price ($) Henderson Community College (you are here): $36K earn · $4K net · 40% grad You are here - Henderson Communit… Kentucky State University: $36K earn · $8K net · 30% grad Kentucky State Uni… Hazard Community and Technical College: $30K earn · $3K net · 47% grad Hazard Community a… Big Sandy Community and Technical College: $33K earn · $4K net · 38% grad Big Sandy Communit… Hopkinsville Community College: $36K earn · $6K net · 41% grad Hopkinsville Commu… Ashland Community and Technical College: $35K earn · $6K net · 55% grad Ashland Community … Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College: $29K earn · $4K net · 45% grad University of Southern Indiana: $48K earn · $13K net · 50% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Henderson Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Henderson Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$35,714 34th percentile higher than 34% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Henderson Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $35,714 #3377 of 5103 34th
Average net price $4,232 #227 of 5020 95th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 40.5% #3632 of 4858 25th
Undergraduate enrollment 880 #2299 of 5462 58th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

880
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
40.5%
150%-time completion
$35,714
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Henderson Community College ranks in Kentucky

State rank among 70 reporting Kentucky colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Henderson Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $35,714 #40 of 70 43rd
Average net price $4,232 #5 of 79 94th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 40.5% #61 of 75 19th
Undergraduate enrollment 880 #38 of 81 53rd

Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Centre College$66,240$20,781
2Bellarmine University$62,069$21,499
3Galen College of Nursing-Louisville$61,480$18,540
4Galen College of Nursing-ARH$61,480$21,164
5Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville$61,480$28,475
6Thomas More University$59,384$21,835
7University of Kentucky$59,025$18,851
8Transylvania University$54,705$21,913
9University of Louisville$53,899$17,988
10Georgetown College$52,074$14,095
11Northern Kentucky University$50,220$8,191
12Spalding University$49,438$25,491
40Henderson Community CollegeThis school$35,714$4,232

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Henderson Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Henderson Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $4,728
Out-of-State Tuition $6,432
Average Net Price $4,232
32.4%
Pell Grant Rate
11.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,483
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Henderson Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,848 to $6,603 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -23.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$4,848
Highest year
$6,603
Most recent (2023)
$5,063
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $6,5892014: $5,3712015: $6,4912016: $6,6032017: $4,9682018: $5,2632019: $4,8482020: $5,9702021: $5,1992022: $4,9772023: $5,063
2013 · $6,5892023 · $5,063

Over the same years, enrollment went -36.3% (1,375 → 876 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

67.9%
Female
48.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

$31,551
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.1%
Earning Over $25K
51.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 40.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $31,551
Median earnings 10 years after entry $35,714
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 46.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 51.2%
Median federal student debt At completion $10,483
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $111/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 6 174 $50,868 $67,325 $12,438
Certificate 1 84 - - -

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 34 $67,325 $15,750
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's - $45,081 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 116 $40,197 $9,126
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 10 - -
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's 6 - -
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 84 - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 8 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Henderson Community College?
Henderson Community College is a public institution in Henderson, Kentucky. Undergraduate enrollment is 880 students.
How much do Henderson Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Henderson Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,714 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,551.
How much does Henderson Community College cost?
The average net price at Henderson Community College is $4,232. In-state tuition is $4,728 and out-of-state tuition is $6,432. Median student debt at graduation is $10,483.
What is the graduation rate at Henderson Community College?
Henderson Community College has a 40.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Henderson Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Henderson Community College is $10,483, while former students earn a median of $35,714 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 29% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 51.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Henderson Community College

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