1. Community Colleges in Kentucky
Kaylyn Moran
EDLD 8434
Spring 2012

2. The Kentucky Community and Technical College
System has 16 colleges located on 68 campuses
across the state and offers more than 600
certificates, diploma, and associate degree
programs

3. KCTCS Member Schools
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Ashland Community & Technical College
Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Bluegrass Community & Technical College
Bowling Green Technical College
Elizabethtown Community and Technical
College
• Gateway Community & Technical College
• Hazard Community &Technical College

4. KCTCS Member Schools
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Henderson Community College
Hopkinsville Community College
Jefferson Community & Technical College
Madisonville Community College
Maysville Community and Technical College
Owensboro Community & Technical College
Somerset Community College
Southeast Kentucky Community & Tech College
West Kentucky Community & Technical College

5. Background
• 1997 Kentucky Legislature passes House Bill 1
(HB1) and completely revamps higher
education system
• 2011 Kentucky recognized by National Center
for Higher Education Management for
improvement in educational access for
Kentucky residents

6. Students
Am. Indian or Alaskan
Native
Asian or Pacific Islander
Black, Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian
Two or More Races
White, Non-Hispanic
Non-Resident Alien
Unknown
Total
336
0.3%
853
10,042
2,488
137
1,355
89,534
121
3,436
0.8%
9.3%
2.3%
0.1%
1.3%
82.7%
0.1%
3.2%
108,302

7. Non-traditional Students
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Adult Learners
Veterans
1st generation College Students
Low-income

8. Students
Total: 108, 302 students
55.3% female, 44.5% male
39.3% full-time, 60.7% part-time

9. Faculty
Full-time Faculty
N
%
Professor
615
31.2%
Associate Professor
626
31.8%
Assistant Professor
268
13.6%
Instructor
462
23.4%
Total
1,971

10. KCTCS Faculty Diversity
Full-Time Staff
Number
Percentage
6
0.2%
11
0.4%
263
10.6%
17
0.7%
2
0.1%
2,149
86.9%
Non-Resident Alien
0
0.0%
Two or More Races
17
0.7%
9
0.36%
Am. Indian/Alask Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Black, Non-Hispanic
Hispanic
Native Hawaiian
White, Non-Hispanic
Unknown
Total
2,474

11. Governance and Administration
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

12. Kentucky Community and Technical
College System
• KCTCS
• President, Michael McCall
• Oversees all Community
and Technical schools
• Largest higher education
institution in the state

13. Vocational Education
• Kentucky’s Technical schools provide training
for students in a wide array of courses
– Adult Agricultural Education
– Kentucky Coal Academy
– North American Racing Academy

14. Finance
Tuition
In-State: $130 per credit hr
Out-of-state: $445

15. Community Education
Kentucky Community Colleges offer many
different community education courses to help
improve the lives of Kentucky’s citizens.
The format of community education could range
from a 1-hour class each week, to a one week
intensive in the summer, to a one day seminar.

16. Community Education cont.
Who is community education for?
- Senior citizens
- adults interested in learning a new skill
- high school students

17. Community Education cont.
Courses Available:
Auto Maintenance
Drivers Education
Cake Decorating
Photography
Intro to Computers
Landscaping

18. Collegiate Education
“Since 2000, Kentucky’s college attainment rate
for associate degrees and higher among adults
25- 64 has improved by six percentage points
(30.5%) This was the largest percentage change
of any state in the nation.”

19. Kentucky Higher Education System
Growing Strong!
• According to a report released by the National
Center for Higher Education Management,
Kentucky ranked higher than any other state
on the following metrics:
• Rate of improvement in the percent of working
adults with college degrees
• 6 year graduation rates at 4 year institutions
• Number of undergraduate credentials awarded to
the population with no college degree