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Community college · Public

Gateway Community and Technical College

Florence, KY2,011 online only

Gateway Community and Technical College is a public community college in Florence, KY, with about 2,741 students on campus and 2,011 more studying only online.

Students on campus
2,741
plus 2,011 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$5,725
tuition and fees $4,728; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
59%
lower than at 58% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$36,147
lower than at 65% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Gateway Community and Technical College

Most students study part-time

61% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Rent in Florence is above the state median

Median rent in Florence is $1,329 a month, 37% above the state median. Living in Florence ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

3,167 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 74%Hispanic 7%Black 12%Asian 1%Two or more 5%

Women and men

Women 58%Men 42%
20 : 1
students per teacher
30%
get Pell grants (lower income)
11%
take federal loans
26%
undergrads 25 or older
61%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Gateway Community and Technical College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Gateway Community and Technical College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,075 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $6,432

Tuition & fees (in state) $4,728Books & supplies $1,268Other costs $8,079

After grants, the average family on aid pays $5,725.

Tuition and fees are $4,728 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$6,942

About $13,884 over 2 years · 51% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
59%
within 3 years · Pell students 57%
Come back for year two
70%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$36,147
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$10,711
about $114 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$114 a month against about $2,874 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

28%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 14% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$31k
Middle income$30–75k
$44k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Mechanic & repair 20%Health professions 20%Computer science 13%Precision production 11%Construction trades 11%Liberal arts 9%Everything else 17%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities321 graduates a year · typical debt $11,675
$44k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing96 graduates a year · typical debt $15,138
$89k4 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General36 graduates a year · typical debt $12,893
$59k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations31 graduates a year · typical debt $11,595
$48k4 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers22 graduates a year
—not reported
Precision Metal Working21 graduates a year
—not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians18 graduates a year
—not reported
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians14 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Florence

4% of Florence’s 34,018 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Florence pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Gateway Community and Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.