10-yr median earnings
$35,733
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Madisonville, Kentucky
Madisonville Community College
Madisonville Community College is a public institution in Madisonville, 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.
- $5,406
- Avg net price / yr
- $35,733
- 10-yr median earnings
- 51.7%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Madisonville Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 34th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 51.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +14%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Madisonville 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: High Career & Technical-High 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
57/100
Madisonville 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
$35,733
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,406
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
51.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,450
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,406
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
51.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 51.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Madisonville Community College vs peers
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 Madisonville 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.
Madisonville Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,733 34th percentile higher than 34% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Madisonville Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,733 | #3373 of 5103 | 34th |
| Average net price | $5,406 | #386 of 5020 | 92nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 51.7% | #2838 of 4858 | 42nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,841 | #1554 of 5462 | 72nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,841
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
51.7%
150%-time completion
$35,733
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Madisonville 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 | Madisonville Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,733 | #39 of 70 | 44th |
| Average net price | $5,406 | #11 of 79 | 86th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 51.7% | #38 of 75 | 49th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,841 | #22 of 81 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Kentucky
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centre College | $66,240 | $20,781 |
| 2 | Bellarmine University | $62,069 | $21,499 |
| 3 | Galen College of Nursing-Louisville | $61,480 | $18,540 |
| 4 | Galen College of Nursing-ARH | $61,480 | $21,164 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Pikeville | $61,480 | $28,475 |
| 6 | Thomas More University | $59,384 | $21,835 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky | $59,025 | $18,851 |
| 8 | Transylvania University | $54,705 | $21,913 |
| 9 | University of Louisville | $53,899 | $17,988 |
| 10 | Georgetown College | $52,074 | $14,095 |
| 11 | Northern Kentucky University | $50,220 | $8,191 |
| 12 | Spalding University | $49,438 | $25,491 |
| 39 | Madisonville Community CollegeThis school | $35,733 | $5,406 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Madisonville Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $3,843
$0 – $30k
$3,843 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$4,862 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$6,972 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$11,435 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Madisonville Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,728 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,432 |
| Average Net Price | $5,406 |
29.6%
Pell Grant Rate
10.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,450
Median Debt
$90/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Madisonville Community College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,996 to $6,418 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -1.0%, 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
$3,996
Highest year
$6,418
Most recent (2023)
$5,782
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,8382023 · $5,782
Over the same years, enrollment went -31.5% (2,625 → 1,797 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
72.4%
Female
53.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,257
Median Earnings (6yr)
46.7%
Earning Over $25K
54.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 51.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,257 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $35,733 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 46.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 54.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,450 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $90/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 10 | 341 | $59,890 | $84,811 | $8,137 |
| Certificate | 5 | 678 | $60,606 | $73,403 | $5,417 |
Top programs at Madisonville Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$84,811 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$73,594 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$73,403 median earnings
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$69,770 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$58,799 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$47,932 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$38,645 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$34,313 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Madisonville Community College? ▼
Madisonville Community College is a public institution in Madisonville, Kentucky. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,841 students.
How much do Madisonville Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Madisonville Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,733 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,257.
How much does Madisonville Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Madisonville Community College is $5,406. In-state tuition is $4,728 and out-of-state tuition is $6,432. Median student debt at graduation is $8,450.
What is the graduation rate at Madisonville Community College? ▼
Madisonville Community College has a 51.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Madisonville Community College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Madisonville Community College is $8,450, while former students earn a median of $35,733 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 54.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $90.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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