Business Administration, Management and Operations at Maysville Community and Technical College

Maysville Community and Technical College's business certificate program delivers below-average outcomes for Kentucky, landing at the 40th percentile among the state's 21 programs offering this credential. Graduates earn a median of $33,107 one year out—about $2,300 less than the Kentucky median and nearly $6,000 below the national benchmark. Within the state system, peer programs at Owensboro, Elizabethtown, and Gateway all produce significantly stronger first-year earnings, with Owensboro graduates earning roughly $8,000 more annually.

The debt picture compounds the concern. At $20,089, graduates carry about $8,000 more debt than the typical Kentucky business certificate student and nearly $5,400 above the national median. This creates a debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.61—not catastrophic, but concerning when earnings are already trailing benchmarks. You're essentially paying premium debt for below-market outcomes.

For families considering this program, the numbers suggest looking elsewhere within Kentucky's community college system first. If Maysville is the most convenient option due to location, understand that graduates will likely need to be aggressive about job searching beyond the immediate area to justify the investment. The moderate sample size gives reasonable confidence in these figures, making this a genuine affordability concern rather than a statistical quirk.