West Kentucky Community And Technical College
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| County | McCracken County, KY | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 2,373 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 4,460 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 6,833 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 83% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 50% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,720 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 64% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,401 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 1% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,600 | $1,146 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 13% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $1,906 | $3,129 |
In the News:
- Universities mark Great American Smokeout with campus bans (WPSD Local 6 Paducah)
posted on November 20, 2009 at 04:50:16 am
PADUCAH, KY - The number of places you're allowed to smoke just got smaller. Thursday marked the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, and Kentucky's two largest universities used the occasion to put major restrictions in place on smoking. - Hundreds Show Up For Job Fair (WPSD Paducah)
posted on August 9, 2009 at 11:07:42 pm
With the economy in a slump, a local job fair sees 600 applicants in just three hours. - Struggling Paducah district still exceeding expectations (Evansville Courier & Press)
posted on August 9, 2009 at 05:10:35 am
What's happened in Haynie's Corner Arts District since it was declared an arts district and designated locus of Front Door Pride efforts? The Courier & Press looks into that question and checks back on the artist relocation program that transformed a neighborhood in Paducah, Ky. - Rough Economy Casts College Dreams Aside (WPSD Paducah)
posted on June 16, 2009 at 04:45:38 pm
A national survey says more high school graduates are having to give up their college dreams due to the economy. It's a trend affecting students in our area. - Kelsey cum laude: 14-year-old graduates from Kentucky with honors (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
posted on May 23, 2009 at 11:04:28 am
LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Two professors of medicine at the University of Kentucky looked out an office window into an open courtyard two years ago to see a student staring straight up, transfixed by something.
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