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Imaging & Surgical Tech programs in Kentucky

41 imaging & surgical tech programs at 23 Kentucky schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (24 programs), the state median is $56,390 one year after completion, 5% below the national median of $59,514. Median borrower debt is $15,115.

41programs
23schools
$56,390median 1-yr earnings
$15,115median debt
SchoolCityProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate138$72,443$15,775$179
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate28$69,566$14,724$167
MedQuest CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree24$65,997$28,573$325
Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree43$64,649$16,444$187
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree9$64,259––
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree59$64,218$17,007$193
Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree42$63,664$16,358$186
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree58$61,669$15,682$178
Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree32$58,011$17,500$199
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree30$57,715$9,312$106
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate32$57,636$15,865$180
Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree39$56,772$23,935$272
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboro, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate44$56,009$9,237$105
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree30$55,950$8,750$99
Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree19$55,480––
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree29$55,425––
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree39$52,800$12,675$144
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree34$49,986$15,115$172
Sullivan UniversityLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate16$48,739$12,160$138
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorence, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate59$46,225$12,340$140
Somerset Community CollegeSomerset, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate32$44,164$9,074$103
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducah, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate27$41,289––
ATA CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree3$40,169$22,541$256
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate41$38,254$12,802$145
Ashland Community and Technical CollegeAshland, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree6not reported––
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling Green, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree10not reported––
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtown, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate19not reported$11,892$135
Hazard Community and Technical CollegeHazard, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate2not reported––
Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate17not reported––
Hopkinsville Community CollegeHopkinsville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree6not reported––
American National University-LouisvilleLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate12not reported––
Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree10not reported––
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate7not reported––
Big Sandy Community and Technical CollegePrestonsburg, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree7not reported––
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical CollegeCumberland, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate11not reported––
Beckfield College-FlorenceFlorence, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
ATA CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
MedQuest CollegeLouisville, KYAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-paying imaging & surgical tech program in Kentucky?

By reported one-year earnings, Madisonville Community College leads at $72,443 in the certificate program, but compare cost and local jobs too.

How many imaging & surgical tech programs are in Kentucky?

The Scorecard lists 41 certificate or associate programs in this field at 23 schools in Kentucky.