Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Bluegrass Community and Technical College
TypePublic community college
Established2005
Parent institution
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Academic affiliations
Space-grant
PresidentDr. Greg Feeney (Acting)
Location, ,
United States
CampusMultiple Sites
ColorsKCTCS Blue
KCTCS Gold
Websitebluegrass.kctcs.edu

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is a public community college in Lexington, Kentucky. It is one of sixteen two-year, open admission colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It was formed from the consolidation of two separate institutions: Lexington Community College and Central Kentucky Technical College. Lexington Community College was the last remaining college in the University of Kentucky Community College System until a vote by the trustees transferred governance to KCTCS in 2004. Prior to 1984, the college was named Lexington Technical Institute. Central Kentucky Technical College was part of the Workforce Development Cabinet of the Kentucky State Government until the creation of KCTCS in 1997. KCTCS was formed in 1997 by the state legislature through House Bill 1 which combined the technical colleges of the Workforce Development Cabinet and the community colleges previously with the University of Kentucky. BCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

BCTC has a large international student base with students attending from Europe, Jordan, Turkey, and many other nations. As of Fall 2009, 11,500 students were enrolled at BCTC. As of 2019, tuition in-state is $182 (per credit hour) USD, Out-of-state $356 (per credit hour) USD (2019–20)[1]

  1. ^ "BCTC Website". Archived from the original on 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2010-01-28.