Colleges in Ashland Kentucky

County: Boyd

Elevation: 558 feet

Land Area: 11.1 square miles

Population Density: 1927 people per square mile

Population: 21,346

Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (95.5%), Black (2.3%), Two or more races (1.1%), American Indian (0.7%), Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries (City): United States (15.2%), English (13.1%), German (12.9%), Irish (12.1%), Dutch (2.5%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Huntington, WV (11.8 miles , pop. 51,475)

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (105.0 miles , pop. 260,512)

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (354.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016)

Nearest cities: Westwood, KY (1.5 miles ), Coal Grove, OH (1.6 miles ), Bellefonte, KY (1.8 miles ), Catlettsburg, KY (2.0 miles ), Ashland Rural, KY (2.1 miles ), South Point, OH (2.1 miles ), Russell, KY (2.2 miles ), Ironton, OH (2.2 miles )

Airports and Heliports located in Ashland: King's Daughters Medical Center Heliport

Ashland Compared to State Average:

Median household income below state average.

Median house value significantly below state average.

Unemployed percentage above state average.

Black race population percentage below state average.

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.

Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.

Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

High school or higher: 77.90%

Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.20%

Graduate or professional degree: 8.10%

Colleges/Universities in Ashland:

ASHLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Full-time enrollment: 1,525, Location: 1400 COLLEGE DR, Public, Website: www.ashlandcc.org/

ASHLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE

FT enrollment: 407, Location: 4818 ROBERTS DR, Public, Website: www.ashland-rtc.org

ASHLAND SCHOOL OF BEAUTY CULTURE

FT enrollment: 88, Location: 1653 GREENUP AVE, Private, for-profit

KINGS DAUGHTERS HOSPITAL-SCHOOL OF XRAY TECHN

Location: 2201 LEXINGTON AVE, Private, not-for-profit)

Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Ashland:

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY

about 12 miles, HUNTINGTON, WV, Full-time enrollment: 12,361

SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY

about 28 miles, PORTSMOUTH, OH, FT enrollment: 2,849

MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY

about 47 miles, MOREHEAD, KY, FT enrollment: 6,866

WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE

about 60 miles, INSTITUTE, WV, FT enrollment: 3,688

OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS

about 67 miles, ATHENS, OH, FT enrollment: 18,721

HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE

about 70 miles, NELSONVILLE, OH, FT enrollment: 4,050

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG

about 82 miles, PARKERSBURG, WV, FT enrollment: 2,306