Somerset Community College Healthcare Programs

Located in Somerset, Kentucky, Somerset Community College is a public institution. Somerset is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Somerset Community College?

Contact details for SCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	808 Monticello Street, Somerset, KY 42501-2973
Phone:	877-629-9722
Website:	somerset.kctcs.edu

How Do I Get Into SCC?

You can apply to SCC online at: https://students.kctcs.edu/psc/stdsaprd/EMPLOYEE/SA/c/COMMUNITY_ACCESS.K_OLA_LANDING_FL.GBL?&Campus=SMC

Since Somerset Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Somerset Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SCC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,428 a year. That adds up to $17,712 over four years for those students.

Somerset Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,014 undergraduate students at SCC, with 1,890 being full-time and 3,124 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,890 full-time undergraduates at SCC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Somerset Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	50
White	1,762
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	53

Over 6 countries are represented at SCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Thailand, and Canada.

Online Learning at Somerset Community College

In 2022-2023, 3,382 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Kentucky for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Somerset Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	168	0	44	212
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	65	27	81	173
Registered Nursing	0	41	0	41
Laboratory Technician	26	8	0	34
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	16	9	8	33
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	14	0	14
Medical/Clinical Assistant	7	0	6	13
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	10	0	10
Surgical Technology	0	7	0	7
Radiologic Technology	2	4	0	6
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	3	0	2	5
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	287	120	141	548

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.