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Kentucky Community and Technical College System examining itself

Kentucky State Capitol
Stu Johnson
Kentucky State Capitol

The Kentucky General Assembly earlier this year called upon the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to do a deep dive on higher education matters. That process is underway.

The KCTCS Board of Regents this month approved a response plan to the request contained in Senate Joint Resolution 179. KCTCS President and former state representative Ryan Quarles characterized it as a “once in a generation” opportunity to design the community and technical college roadmap. The legislation identified 11 topics for study including academic and training programming and relevancy of credentials, a comprehensive state workforce plan, consolidations, accreditation, and governance structure. The plan is due December tenth to the Legislative Research Commission.

During the Bowling Green meeting, the Regents also approved a 3% pay raise for all regular full-time employees hired on or before March 31st.

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Stu Johnson retired from WEKU in November, 2024 after reporting for the station for 40 years. Stu's primary beat was Lexington/Fayette government.
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