Colleges like Owensboro Community and Technical College

Owensboro Community and Technical College alternatives: 10 similar colleges

The 10 colleges most similar to Owensboro Community and Technical College, ranked by similarity score on admissions, cost, outcomes, and campus profile.

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The colleges most similar to Owensboro Community and Technical College are Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hopkinsville Community College, and Maysville Community and Technical College. Owensboro Community and Technical College has an average net price of $1,435 a year; 9 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.

Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Owensboro Community and Technical College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.

Top 10 alternatives to Owensboro Community and Technical College

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Match #1

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Elizabethtown, KY

Profile closeness83/100

Admit rate—

4,088 students
Public
City: Small

Graduation rate 41%, close to 42%
Average net price $795, close to $1,435

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Match #2

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Profile closeness80/100

Admit rate—

1,630 students
Public
Town: Distant

Graduation rate 41%, close to 42%
Average net price $617, close to $1,435

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Match #3

Maysville Community and Technical College

Maysville, KY

Profile closeness79/100

Admit rate—

2,284 students
Public
Rural: Fringe

Graduation rate 47%, close to 42%
Enrollment 2,284 students, close to 2,648

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Match #4

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College

Bowling Green, KY

Profile closeness78/100

Admit rate—

3,308 students
Public
City: Small

Graduation rate 43%, close to 42%
Enrollment 3,308 students, close to 2,648

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Match #5

Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College

Cumberland, KY

Profile closeness77/100

Admit rate—

1,721 students
Public
Town: Distant

Graduation rate 37%, close to 42%
Average net price $712, close to $1,435

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Match #6

Hazard Community and Technical College

Hazard, KY

Profile closeness76/100

Admit rate—

1,506 students
Public
Town: Remote

Graduation rate 44%, close to 42%
Enrollment 2,887 students, close to 2,648

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Match #7

Somerset Community College

Somerset, KY

Profile closeness75/100

Admit rate—

4,166 students
Public
Town: Remote

Graduation rate 34%, close to 42%
Average net price $543, close to $1,435

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Match #8

Ashland Community and Technical College

Ashland, KY

Profile closeness74/100

Admit rate—

1,631 students
Public
City: Small

Graduation rate 48%, close to 42%
Average net price $1,009, close to $1,435

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Match #9

Gateway Community and Technical College

Florence, KY

Profile closeness72/100

Admit rate—

3,167 students
Public
Suburb: Large

Enrollment 3,167 students, close to 2,648
Average net price $1,391, close to $1,435

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Match #10

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Prestonsburg, KY

Profile closeness70/100

Admit rate—

1,604 students
Public
Town: Remote

Average net price $678, close to $1,435
Same control type (public)

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Questions about Owensboro Community and Technical College alternatives

What colleges are similar to Owensboro Community and Technical College?

The closest matches to Owensboro Community and Technical College are Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Hopkinsville Community College, Maysville Community and Technical College, Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, and Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.

Which Owensboro Community and Technical College alternatives cost less?

9 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Owensboro Community and Technical College ($1,435 a year), including Hazard Community and Technical College ($407), Somerset Community College ($543), and Hopkinsville Community College ($617). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.