The institutions are partnering to provide students with a pathway toward a bachelor of science in nursing degree right on Jefferson Community and Technical College’s campus.

The grant comes from the Program for Leadership and Character at Wake Forest University. Bellarmine University is one of 33 institutions to be selected for the grant from an application pool of 170.

Climavision, a climate tech firm based in Louisville, will provide archived weather and climate data for students to study.

The university’s One Health Center Initiative aims to promote One Health, which is a university effort to help the state’s residents, animals, and environment thrive through collaborative research.

The two schools have had a partnership agreement in place for 23 years and this new expansion will allow them to offer a new hybrid human services and counseling degree program.

The five-year grant comes from the US Department of Education and is in the amount of $1.36 million.

Classes will begin in October 2025 for a new Commercial Driver License training program at Somerset Community College’s Clinton Center.

The five-year, $1.36 million grant will continue to support the school’s student support services program.

The grant comes via the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and will benefit the school’s Adult Education program.

The diploma program will begin at the college’s Leitchfield campus in August 2025.