Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Online Program Overview

Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,656 for Kentucky residents and $6,192 for other students on average.

It offers 78 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 22 programs - 13 Certificate, 9 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1 Bert Combs Dr, Prestonsburg, KY
Online Students	1,241 Enrolled Online Exclusively 522 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,656 Out-of-State$6,192
Student to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Total	22 Programs
Certificate	13 Programs
Associates	9 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Big Sandy Community and Technical College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $4,656 and $6,192 for non-Kentucky residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $186 for Kentucky residents and $255 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$4,368	$4,488	$4,488	$4,560	$4,656
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$14,808	$15,240	$15,240	$15,480	$6,192

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$174	$179	$179	$182	$186
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$609	$627	$627	$637	$255

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Big Sandy Community and Technical College offers 78 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 22 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 13 Certificates, 9 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	13	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	55	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	33	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Teacher Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	191	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Services	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	16	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	29	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	73	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Big Sandy Community and Technical College, there are 2,576 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,763 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,241 students are enrolled exclusively and 522 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,576
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	1,241
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	522
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	813

By student location, out of a total of 1,241 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,228 Kentucky Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13 students living in the U.S. States other than Kentucky, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.