After West Kentucky Community and Technical College: graduation, pay and debt
Paducah, Kentucky · Public · 5,132 undergrads
The typical student earns $34,891 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,986 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$34.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,986
median federal debt at graduation.
34%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
47%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
52%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
11%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
828
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
8.4%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,823
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,446
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,891
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
43%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,986
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,158
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,437
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
34%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
42%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
58%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers