Hazard Community and Technical College
Average Annual Cost
The average annual net price that a student who receives federal financial aid pays to cover expenses (e.g. tuition, living expenses, etc.) to attend the school's largest program. Net price is the program's cost of attendance minus any grants and scholarships received. For public schools, this is only the average cost for in-state students. Negative cost values indicate that the average grant/scholarship aid exceeded the cost of attendance.
Est. Student Population
Healthcare Programs
About Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard Community and Technical College is one of 16 individual colleges which together comprise the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. Maintaining five of its own campus locations, Hazard primarily services Breathitt, Knott, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Owsley, Perry, and Wolfe counties in Kentucky.
Hazard Community and Technical College offers the following healthcare-related courses:
Medical Assisting
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Medical Information Technology
Medical Information Technology graduates prepare medical records and reports, maintain files, order supplies, perform accounting procedures, work with medical insurance and coding, and receive patients in a variety of health care settings. Classroom instruction is supplemented by learning experiences both in and out of the classroom to prepare graduates for careers in health care settings. Students enrolled in the degree or diploma programs will be required to complete an internship, field experience, and/or simulated work experience.
Practical Nursing
The Practical Nursing program prepares individuals to practice within the legal scope of practical nursing under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Use of the nursing process at the practical nursing level toward the maintenance of health and prevention of illness, the observation and nursing care of persons experiencing changes in their health processes, and the evaluation of health practices of patients are emphasized.
Classroom instruction in theory and basic nursing skills is provided on campus. Under the guidance of program faculty, students gain valuable experience in the care of all ages in a variety of health care settings and/or community agencies - hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics and child care centers. (Transportation to the community agencies is the responsibility of each student.)
Recent news about Hazard Community and Technical College
The funding comes through the Rural Postsecondary and Economic Development grant program.
After more than three decades at Hazard Community and Technical College, Communications Professor Madeline Flannery plans to step down and retire on May 30.
Hazard Community and Technical College was recently awarded over $1 million in grant money from the Kentucky Department of Labor to help fund the school’s HCTC Works! Program.
Hazard Community and Technical College is offering a new nursing program initiative that could lead to free tuition in an attempt to combat Kentucky’s nursing shortage.
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.
A recent grant from the EDA, awarded to HCTC, will be used to renovate space on campus for technical training programs. Officials believe that the improvements will improve economic prosperity in the region through higher education.