Whose Community Is it: Mining Kentucky’s Common Wealth

HOUSE BILL 1Postsecondary Education

Improvement Act of 1997

enacted May 30, 1997

established the

Kentucky Community

and Technical

College System

• PRIMARY PURPOSES:

Access throughout the Commonwealth to 2-year courses of study designed for transfer to baccalaureate programs

Training to develop a workforce with the skills to meet the needs of new and existing industries

Remedial and continuing education to improve the employability of citizens

Ashland

Hazard

Maysville

Gateway

Bluegrass

Jefferson

Madisonville

Somerset

Big Sandy

Bowling Green

Henderson

Hopkinsville

Elizabethtown

Owensboro

Southeast

West Kentucky

16 COLLEGES 68

CampusesAccessible, affordable, flexible, responsive

Public Postsecondary Education Enrollment Undergraduates – Fall 2010

Eastern7% KY State

1%Morehead

4%Murray

4%Northern

6%

UK9%

UL8%

Western7%

KCTCS

56%

73% of jobs

between 2008-2018 will require an

associate degree or postsecondary

training, or some form of On-the-Job (OJT) training beyond the

high school diploma - but less than a bachelor’s or

postgraduate degree

600CertificateDiplomaAssociate Degree

Academic and Career Programs

KCTCS CREDENTIALS AWARDED ANNUALLY

Associate Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates

Serving Kentucky’s Common Wealth

Within 30 minute drive of 95% of all citizens 140,000 credit-seeking students Trains the Commonwealth’s firefighters 31,000 nursing and allied health students 14,600 transfer students 50,000 students on line 17,000 dual credit/dual enrollment students

Serving the Commonwealth’s Diverse Communities

BEYOND THE NUMBERS: 2010-16 KCTCS Diversity Action Plan Framework

• In-depth/structured planning process• Inclusive of key stakeholders• Appreciative inquiry approach• Anecdotal feedback• Quantitative data review• Aligns with the KCTCS 2010-16 Strategic Plan

Super Sunday•Community/Faith-based partnerships•Increase student diversity in KCTCS colleges• Encourage parental involvement in educational planning• Activate early college-going planning• Connect educational attainment with employability•Formal student advocacy targeted to persons of color•System-wide effort towards a common purpose

Kentucky Community and Technical Colleges offer Kentucky what it needs right now…real opportunity for real

people in real time.