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.

The grant will support the college’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program for the next five years.

The gift, which is in excess of $850,000, comes from the estate of Mildred “Susie” Bowling.

The university sold several plots of land to Project Neighbors at a steep discount to help provide the area with permanently affordable housing.

The collaboration will see employees of local emergency medical service providers receiving additional specialized hands-on training from the university’s faculty within the university’s classrooms and laboratories.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is one of two recipients of this year’s award, with the other being Hanover College. The funding will serve to enhance student success and library services at the colleges’ respective libraries.