Whose Community Is it: Mining Kentucky’s Common Wealth.
Transcript of Whose Community Is it: Mining Kentucky’s Common Wealth.
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
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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.