Grand Rapids Community College receives EPA grant for collaborative project with Bay College

A $500,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency will be used to educate middle and high schools students from communities with high unemployment levels about career opportunities in the water industry.

November 8, 2021
National nonprofit Campus Pride increases rating for Western Kentucky University

Over the last five years, Western Kentucky University has increased its Campus Pride Index rating from two stars to 4.5 stars for efforts to make the campus a safe and welcoming learning environment for LGBTQ+ students.

October 27, 2021
Free ultrasound event at West Kentucky Community and Technical College scheduled to help stock campus food pantry

The Diagnostic Medical Sonography club at WKCTC will be providing free non-diagnostic ultrasounds to community members who donate needed food items for the campus food pantry in November.

October 27, 2021
$23.5 million award granted to University of Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational Science

The National Institutes of Health awarded the Clinical and Translational Award to UK, marking the third time the university has received the grant, each time providing four years worth of funding for research in clinical care focused on Central Appalachia.

October 27, 2021
University of Kentucky student gets lessons on teamwork through football and nursing program

Colin Goodfellow says he applied to UK specifically because it was the only university in the country he could find where he could both play football and graduate from a widely respected nursing school.

October 27, 2021
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College receives Federal TRIO Programs grant

A $232,050 grant from the U.S. Department of Education was recently awarded to Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College to better serve students in the ten counties surrounding the college.

October 25, 2021
Somerset Community College signs transfer agreement with Lindsey Wilson College

Students from Somerset Community College wanting to earn a bachelor's degree in Business Administration now have an easier pathway to that goal thanks to a transfer agreement with Lindsey Wilson College.

October 25, 2021
First graduating class of inmates from Pulaski County Detention Center receive certifications through Somerset Community College

The CRITICAL program has graduated its first cohort of students who spent their time in jail working to give themselves a better chance of employment upon release.

October 25, 2021
Hazard Community and Technical College partners with TLD Logistics to address shortage of CDL drivers

At a recent SOAR (Shaping Our Appalachian Region) Summit, HCTC and local employer TLD Logistics announced a partnership to train CDL Class A truck drivers to fill current and future positions for over-the-road drivers.

October 21, 2021
Full-tuition scholarship programs announced at Gateway Community and Technical College

Gateway Community and Technical College will offer scholarships to cover the full cost of tuition with two separate programs, one for first-year students and the other for early childhood teachers.

October 19, 2021

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