Eastern Kentucky University Trade Programs

Eastern Kentucky University is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The surrounding location of Richmond is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Eastern Kentucky University?

Contact details for Eastern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	521 Lancaster Ave, Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Phone:	859-622-1000
Website:	www.eku.edu

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Can I Afford Eastern?

In a recent term, part-time Eastern students paid $410 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $855 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$9,830	$20,520
Fees	$300	$300
On Campus Room and Board	$11,735	$11,735
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,800	$2,800

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Eastern, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $6,046 a year. That adds up to $24,184 over four years for those students.

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Eastern Kentucky University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,070 undergraduate students at Eastern, with 9,572 being full-time and 2,498 being part-time.

There are also 2,395 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,572 full-time undergraduates at Eastern, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eastern Kentucky University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	91
Black or African American	558
Hispanic or Latino	388
White	7,874
International Students	119
Other Races/Ethnicities	542

Geographic Diversity

Kentucky students aren't the only ones who study at Eastern Kentucky University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at Eastern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and United Arab Emirates.

Online Learning at Eastern Kentucky University

In 2022-2023, 10,209 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Eastern Kentucky University Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Industrial Safety Technology	0	120	120
General Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science & Technology	0	76	76
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	9	25	34
Industrial Technology	22	0	22
Health Information Management	0	20	20
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	0	17	17
Other Computer Engineering Technologies	0	15	15
Industrial & Management Engineering	0	11	11
Surveying Technology/Surveying	0	0	0
Athletic Training	0	0	0
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	284	315

Eastern Kentucky University Trades

In a recent academic period, Eastern Kentucky University awarded 874 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Air Transportation	0	0	0	76
Allied Health Professions	0	0	9	25
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	17
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	15
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	20
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	22	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	120
Total	0	0	84	790

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
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