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West Kentucky Community & Technical College

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Better Lives for a Better Kentucky

Mission and Vision MISSION West Kentucky Community and Technical College champions student success, provides excellence in teaching and learning, and advances economic development VALUES The values adopted by the institution mirror the values expressed by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and reflect the operational culture of the college. West Kentucky Community and Technical College values include: • • • •

Quality and excellence Openness and accountability Continuous improvement Data-informed and outcomes driven decision-making • Inclusion, equity, respect, and global diversity • Collaboration and teamwork • Economic, social, and environmental sustainability VISION West Kentucky Community and Technical College will empower individuals to achieve excellence through innovative and equitable learning opportunities and will continue to be a nationally preeminent community college.

West Kentucky Community & Technical College Recognized by The Aspen Institute as One of the Top 10 Community Colleges in the Nation

Welcome to West Kentucky Community and Technical Collegea regional comprehensive college that not only offers diplomas and certificates in high wage high demand technical fields, but offers a traditional two-year transfer Associate in Arts and, Associate in Science, Associate in Fine Arts, and an Associate in Applied Science degrees. At WKCTC we recognize that college is a transition whether you are a new, returning, traditional or non-traditional student, but “you got this”. Therefore, we never underestimate you and our goal is to support your education and career dreams for a “better life and a better Kentucky”. We hope you enjoy your visit to our college and our regional community.

Dr. Anton Reece WKCTC President

WEST KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE

Fast Facts Fall 2019:

• Headcount Enrollment (Fall 2019): 6,389 • Classification: o Dual-Credit: 1,403, 22% o Credential- Seeking (CS): 3,418, 53% o Non-Degree: 1,568, 25% • Demographics of Credential Seeking (3,418): o Ethnicity: § Asian: <1% § Black: 7.9% § Hispanic/Latino: 5.1% § Other: 5.2% § White: 80.5% § Not reported: <1% o Enrollment Status § Full-Time: 2,049, 59.9% § Part-Time: 1,369, 40.1% o First-Time § CS: 900 (down 6% from Fall 2018) § CS Full-Time: 708 (down 5% from Fall 2018) o Age § 18-24: 65% § 25 and older: 35% o Gender § Female: 64% § Male: 36% o Financial Aid § Awarded Pell Grant: 1,973 (55.2% credential seeking) § Awarded any financial aid: 2,799 (78.2% credential seeking)

2018-19 Summary (official data)

o Total Served: 7,772 § Credential seeking- 4,269 (unique students fall and spring) o Credentials: 2,599 awarded (1,924 students) § Associates Degree: 717 § Diplomas: 129 § Certificates: 1,753 o Financial Aid § Over $17 million dollars in aid disbursed • 2,787 Students Received Federal Aid (grants, loans, etc.) in 2018-19 (65% of credential seeking students) • 3,316 or 78% were disbursed and some kind of student aid.

WKCTC, a member of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

WKCTC Leadership Team Dr. Anton R.

Bridget

Octavia

WKCTC President

Interim Vice President of Business and Finance and Director of Human Resources (270) 534-3458

Associate Dean of Student Services (270) 534-3081 emily.peck@kctcs.edu

Reece

Canter

(270) 534-3082 anton.reece@kctcs.edu

Lawrence

bridget.canter@kctcs.edu

Lee

Dr. Uppinder

Mehan

Kevin

Vice President of Academic Affairs (270) 534-3388 uppinder.mehan@kctcs.edu

O’Neill

Vice President of Regional Workforce and Economic Development (270) 534-3206

Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Development (270) 534-3084 lee.emmons@kctcs.edu

kevin.oneill@kctcs.edu

Dr. Kate

Senn

Shay

Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Academic Affairs and Director of Online Learning (270) 534-3143 catherine.senn@kctcs.edu

Nolan

Vice President of Operation Services (270) 534-3081 shay.nolan@kctcs.edu

Janett

Blythe

Director of Marketing/ Communication (270) 534-3079 janett.blythe@kctcs.edu

Emily

Dr. Renea

Peck

Akin

Vice President of

Associate Vice President of Institutional Planning, Research and Effectiveness (270) 534-3461 renea.akin@kctcs.edu

Emmons

Student Services (270) 534-3081 emily.peck@kctcs.edu

Academic Deans and Divisions

Carrie Hopper, Division Dean Allied Health and Personal Services carrie.hopper@kctcs.edu • (270) 534-3412 Stephanie Milliken, Division Dean

Applied Technologies stephanie.milliken@kctcs.edu • (270) 534-3394

Britton Shurley, Division Dean

Humanities, Fine Arts, Business and Social Science britton.shurley@kctcs.edu • (270)534-3243

Shari Gholson, Division Dean Nursing shari.gholson@kctcs.edu • (270) 534-3372 Rhonda Adkins, Division Dean

CIT, Math and Science rhonda.adkins@kctcs.edu • (270) 534-3124

Why West Kentucky ? Few community colleges in the nation have reached the heights West Kentucky Community and Technical College has reached in just under 15 years. In addition to receiving national recognition as a Top Ten community college from The Aspen Institute five times, the College: • Has been named one of 12 colleges in the 2014 Achieving the Dream cohort. • Has been named a Bellwether Finalist four times (2005, 2013, 2017 and 2020). • Was named the number one community college in Kentucky by BestColleges.com for 2020. • Established the West Kentucky College Academy to work with high school dual credit. • Supported a private-public partnership that resulted in the Community Scholarship Program. • Opened the Inland Logistics and Marine Institute. • Spearheaded a successful fundraising campaign to erect a state-of-the- art Emerging Technology Center with a designated Fred Paxton Engineering Research Center.

• Installed a multidisciplinary health care simulation center second to none.

• Was selected as one of nine community colleges to participate in the W. K. Kellogg Foundation Mississippi River Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Consortium was established to create community college-led workforce and economic development teams in different communities along the Mississippi River. • Sought and achieved a Scholar House for single parents built near the college campus in Paducah • Was the first community college in the Southern Region to receive National Alliance of Currently Enrolled Program (NACEP) certification. • Launched the Paducah School of Art and Design through a private-public partnership that contributed significantly to Paducah being named an UNESCO City of Crafts & Folk Art. WKCTC collaborated with the City of Paducah to host the first UNESCO Crafts and Folk Art conference in Kentucky September 24-28, 2017.

• Established the first Associate in Fine Arts degree in Kentucky.

PSAD Dean Paul Aho (right) speaks during at reception at the art school in 2017.

JANUARY

2020

The Economic Value of West Kentucky Community & Technical College

REFLECTS FISCAL YEAR 2018–19

ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS = 50 jobs

out of every

Alumni impact Impact of the increased earnings of WKCTC alumni and the businesses they work for

$204.2 million

– OR –

Added income

enough to buy

3,289

Jobs supported

1,529

houses in Paducah, KY

89+92T

jobs in the WKCTC Service Region is supported by the activities of WKCTC and its students

Operations spending impact Impact of annual payroll and other spending enough to buy

$21.3 million

634 new cars

Added income

WKCTC TOTAL ANNUAL IMPACT

– OR –

646

Jobs supported

Student spending impact Impact of the daily spending of WKCTC students attracted to or retained in the region

$228.7 million

261

$3.2 million

Added income

enough to buy families* a year’s worth of groceries

Added income

– OR –

4,029

Jobs supported

Jobs supported * family of four

Construction spending impact

$60.7 thousand Added income

INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

About WKCTC

8,577

The average associate degree graduate from WKCTC will see an increase in earnings of $9,300 each year compared to someone with a high school diploma working in Kentucky.

Credit students

Non-credit students

573

Employees

$21,400

43+556574+100

646

< HS

$27,600

$32,500

Certificate

$36,900

Associate

$50,000

Bachelor’s

The WKCTC Service Region

For every $1… Sources: Emsi Economic Impact Study; https://www.zillow.com/paducah-ky/home-values/; http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/04/ new-car-transaction-price-3-kbb-kelley-blue-book/26690191/; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/grocery-costs-for-family/2104165/

Students gain

Taxpayers gain

$6.40

$5.20

in lifetime earnings

in added tax revenue and public sector savings

Society gains

$11.30

in added state revenue and social savings

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Main Campus Location

(4810 Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Waller Hall (WAL) Rosenthal Hall (ROS) Carson Hall Carson Annex Haws Gymnasium (GYM) Guard Building Maintenance Garage Nemer Building Clemens Fine Arts Theatre/Student Center (SCA)

Off-Campus Locations Paducah School of Art & Design (ROU) 905 Harrison Street Paducah, KY 42001 Purchase Training Center (WKP) 234 Pioneer Industrial Drive Mayfield, KY 42066 8

10. Matheson Hall/ Learning Resource Center (MLC) 11. Crounse Hall (CRO) 12. Crisp Building/Challenge Learning Center (CLC) 13. Allied Health Building (AHB) 14. Emerging Technology Center (ETC) 15. Anderson Technical Building(ATB) 16. Bookstore (ATB)

Skilled Craft Training Center (SCTC) 70 Hickory Road Hickory, Kentucky 42051

West Kentucky Community and Technical College has developed its “Chart your Own Course” Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) with the purpose of establishing a culture of completion by aligning academics and student support services with shared practices and resources that On-site Review empower students to take ownership of their academic and career goals.

October 24-26, 2017

To achieve this purpose, this QEP includes the following goals and student learning outcomes (SLO): Goal 1: To enhance student learning through personal and career exploration leading to ownership of academic and career goals. KENTUCKY COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM SLO 1: Students will identify a career goal that aligns with individual strengths.

WKCTC is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

Goal 2: To strengthen student understanding of academic and career pathways leading to successful achievement of academic and career goals. SLO 2: Students will develop an academic plan that aligns with the identified career goal. SLO 3: Students will demonstrate continued, measurable progress in the timely achievement of the academic plan. The College will use its academic success course, “FYE 105: Achieving Academic Success,” to help students chart their own course. FYE 105 assignments will be used to assess students’ identification of a career goal that aligns with personal strengths and to determine the extent to which students develop an academic plan that aligns with their career goal.

The Appreciative Advising model will support student demonstration of continued, measurable progress in the timely achievement of their academic plan which will be assessed by student attainment of 15/30/45/60 credit hours, credential attainment, and transfer.

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West Kentucky Community & Technical College’s

Through well-designed and research-supported approaches, the AY! program strives to improve student’s basic math skills at an accelerated pace through team-teaching and supplemental instruction methods that emphasize the direct relationship of math skills to enroll layers in a credit-bearing math class, the student’s area ofallows study.you Theto multiple of support in the AY! program allow students saving you time and money, and offers additional support. the opportunity to complete their college-level math course in the first semester of their classes start, COMPASS preparation the semester, classes will be working Math modules are embedded within your AY! Before program, find early success in a During challenging subject, toward completing their is offered through the Adult Learning Center team-taught by a technical instructor and technical classes to refresh your math skills. program earn marketable credentials and thepathway, Tutoring Center and to help you an adult learning instructor to in giveemployable careers. raise your COMPASS scores.

you the support you may need.

Community Scholarship Program WKCTC is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.

For more information, contact: Laurie Swick, coordinator 270.534.3312 lswick0001@kctcs.edu

Hubert Harris, success coach 270.534.3866 hharris0044@kctcs.edu

More than six years ago a handful of local businesses and organizations came together to address these same questions. The group responded with a bold mission to increase the percentage of McCracken County high school graduates that transition to post-secondary education and attain a degree or certification. That mission laid the foundation for the Community Scholarship Program (CSP).

In 2010, WKCTC faculty and staff began enrolling the first group of high school students for CSP. This group of students arrived on the WKCTC campus in August 2014. The program is associated with improved high school and college outcomes. The amount of CSP funding students receive appears to be related to college success. 2016 CSP Graduates CSP funds are primarily awarded to students with the greatest need. School systems in McCracken County and Paducah have worked diligently with the CSP with the goal of improving the area’s graduation rates, and that dedication is producing encouraging results. More than 500 students are currently in the Community Scholarship Program.

WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS West Kentucky is a leader in workforce training in the region for which it serves. Each year it serves more than 2,500 students and businesses through its Workforce Solutions office. Other accomplishments include: • The development of the Inland Logistics & Marine Institute (ILMI) serving the needs of the river industry and local businesses with a facility that features a radar lab, diesel lab and video lab. • A collaborative effort with the West Kentucky Chapter of the Kentucky Federation for Advanced Manufacturing (KYFAME) resulted in the launching of a new programming in advanced manufacturing and produced a 100% retention rate after the first semester. • Worked with the community to secure funding to build the Emerging Technology Center to bring together state-of-the-art facilities, customized training for business and industry, and college courses to meet the technology needs of the regional labor market.

OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT You can help change lives by making a charitable contribution to support education at WKCTC! A nationally award-winning institution, WKCTC has a strong commitment to excellence in education. Gifts from individuals, corporations, foundations and other organizations help us fulfill this commitment, paving the way to better lives and stronger communities. Our students benefit from the generosity of donors who believe that an investment in education is an investment in the future of our region. Many opportunities for giving are available – all make a lasting difference. Paducah Junior College, Inc. (PJC) is the charitable foundation for West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Your gift to PJC is tax deductible.Please contact us to learn more about options for giving to Paducah Junior College and WKCTC.

Lee Emmons • 270-534-3084 • lee.emmons@kctcs.edu

Home of The National QuiltMuseum, Paducah’s creative culture will move you. A national heritage destination richly populated with culinary artists, painters, potters, print and jewelry makers, Paducah’s artistic landscape connects and inspires people around the world. Take in the impressive 19th century architecture when visiting Downtown antique shops and boutiques or strolling the tree-lined streets of LowerTown, Paducah’s oldest neighborhood and home to the highly acclaimed Artist Relocation Program. Experience the rich culture, fine dining and eclectic accommodations that draw thousands of visitors each year to this city located at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers . The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has designated Paducah the world’s seventh City of Crafts and Folk Art. This exclusive designtaiton celebrates Paducah’s longstanding tradition in the fine craft of quiltmaking. Home to the National Quilt Museum and known as Quilt City USA®, this historic river town offers an authentic cultural experience for visitors from around the globe. __ Paducah Convention and Visitors Bureau 128 Broadway St, Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 443-8783

Downtown Art Galleries

A.I.R. Studio (open 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.) 621 Madison 301-454-0433

Jeff Spicer Fine Art (open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Portraiture Wolf Studios 132 South 3rd Street 270-366-9614

Dixie Leather Works(open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Studio Miska (open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) 306 North 7th Street 627 Madison Street 270-442-1058 270-519-2341 Ephemera Gallery (open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) Working Artist Studio (open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) 333 North 9th Street 303 North 8th Street 270-443-0003 270-441-7844 Gallery 5 (open 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.) Yeiser Art Center (opened 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) 803 Madison Street 200 Broadway 270-444-2020 270-442-2453 14

Attractions BBQ & More 321 Broadway Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 534-5951 From sauces and rubs to plates, platters and kitchen gadgets, the folks at BBQ & More have a fun mix of merchandise to dress up your pork and your table too. Powerhouse BBQ, located inside BBQ & More, serves lunch Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Hours: Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Hotel Metropolitan 724 Oscar Cross Dr. Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 443-7918 A “Save America’s Treasures” project, this 1908 hotel has been restored as an AfricanAmerican heritage museum. Famous African-American sports figures and entertainers, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and B.B. King, were guests at the hotel prior to desegregation. Open by appointment. Legendary Chief Paduke Statue 19th & Jefferson St. Paducah, KY 42001 Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum 631 Kentucky Avenue Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 575-5477 This historic home was selected to be part of the Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail in 2011, a program developed in conjunction with the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Tues.-Sat., Noon-4 p.m., April-November, and by appointment throughout the year. $3 adults; $1 ages 6-12.

The National Quilt Museum 215 Jefferson Street Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 442-8856 The National Quilt Museum works to advance the art of today’s quilters by bringing it to new and expanding audiences worldwide. Monday – Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All-Year (Also open Sundays March 1 – November 30 from 1p.m. to 5p.m.) General Adult Admission: $11 Paducah “Wall To Wall” Murals Water Street, JeffersonWashington Streets Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 443-8783 Paducah Railroad Museum 200 Washington Street Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 908-6451 A project of the Paducah Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society showcases equipment and memorabilia from the romantic past of America’s railroads. New simulator gives the sensation of riding a locomotive cab. Groups are encouraged to call for tours. Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and by appointment $5 adults; $2 ages 12 & under.

River Discovery Center 117 S. Water St. Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 575-9958 Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sunday, April-November, 1-5 p.m. $7 adults, $5 ages 3-12, $6 seniors. Paducah School of Art and Design 919 Madison Street and 905 Harrison Street, Paducah, KY 42001 Wacinton Indian 2915 Park Avenue Noble Park Paducah, KY 42001 Whitehaven Welcome Center Exit 7 Off Interstate 24 1845 Lone Oak Road Paducah, KY 42001 Phone: (270) 554-2077 Whitehaven is one of the finest Classical Revival residential structures in Kentucky and is the only historic home serving as an interstate Welcome Center. Welcome Center Hours: Monday-Saturday; 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Closed Sundays

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