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Aim Higher 2015 GUIDE TO KENTUCKY COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Education is the key that opens the door of opportunity. Fortunately for those ready to explore and excel, the Commonwealth’s higher education options are as diverse as its campus-dotted landscape. To aid hopeful college-goers, we’ve assembled this handy directory of Kentucky-based institutions of learning. So, step through that door—a world of success awaits you. “Higher education is one of the most powerful tools for achieving success … It’s the key to economic success for you and for our Commonwealth.”
— Gov. Steve Beshear
Public Schools EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Richmond 1-800-465-9191 www.eku.edu
KENTUCKY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (KCTCS) (16 colleges statewide) Versailles 1-877-528-2748 www.kctcs.edu
KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Frankfort 502-597-6000 www.kysu.edu
MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY Morehead 1-800-585-6781 www.moreheadstate.edu
MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY Murray 1-800-272-4678 www.murraystate.edu
Tori Murden McClure
President, Spalding University EXPLORER, CANOE BUILDER Sure, she was the first woman and American ever to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean and holds the same distinctions for skiing to the South Pole. And yes, she climbs mountains for fun. Yet, this world-renowned adventurer can still succumb to the pleading eyes of a child. One of her nephews asked her to build a boat for him a few years ago, and she did it in her basement workshop. “The day I delivered his canoe, [my nephew’s] two younger brothers looked at him with envy and me with expectation. The third cedar strip canoe is almost finished … [it] needs more sanding and varnishing on the inside, but it is water-tight,” she says. “My husband and I have a terrific workshop. Mac sometimes brags, ‘I am the luckiest man in the world: My wife loves it when I buy her power tools.’ ” In addition to building boats, McClure McClure’s nephews in their aunt-created canoes. shoots archery in her basement, rollerskis, rides bicycles and, of course, rows to maintain her “need to stay physically active.” While she acknowledges her fame as an adventurer, she would much rather be known as a scholar leading Spalding University to new heights. “Serving as president of this great institution is the most important adventure that I have undertaken.”
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NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
Murray State University serves as a nationally recognized residential comprehensive university, with a strong extended campus and online presence, offering high-quality associate, baccalaureate, masters, specialist and doctorate degrees. Academic programs are offered in the core areas of arts and sciences, agriculture, business, health and human services, teacher education, communications, engineering and applied technologies, and nursing. Teaching, research, and service excellence are core values and guiding principles that promote economic development and the well-being of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the region. The University is committed to international education as an integral dimension of the university experience. Murray State University emphasizes studentcentered learning and educational experiences that include first year experience, the honors program, internships, study-abroad programs, service learning, research and creative projects, residential colleges, and student organizations. In sum, Murray State University fosters an exciting and challenging learning environment. Enrollment: 11,148 Founded in 1922
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Highland Heights 859-572-5100 www.nku.edu
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY Lexington 859-257-9000 www.uky.edu
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE Louisville 1-800-334-UofL www.louisville.edu
WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY Bowling Green 270-745-0111 www.wku.edu
Private Schools ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE Pippa Passes 1-888-280-4252 www.alc.edu
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ASBURY UNIVERSITY Wilmore 1-800-888-1818 www.asbury.edu
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY Louisville 1-800-274-4723 www.bellarmine.edu
BEREA COLLEGE Berea 1-800-326-5948 www.berea.edu
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY Owensboro 1-877-BRESCIA www.brescia.edu
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY Campbellsville 1-800-264-6014 www.campbellsville.edu
CENTRE COLLEGE Danville 1-800-423-6236 www.centre.edu
Brescia University is a Catholic, liberal arts institution founded in the Ursuline tradition of personal and social transformation through education by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph in 1950. Directed to academic and moral excellence in a studentcentered environment, Brescia offers undergraduate and graduate programs that produce value-driven graduates who use their talents and skills to build a successful career, to nourish strong families and make a difference in the lives of others, the life of the Church and the life of the community. Enrollment: 1,060 Founded in 1950
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FRONTIER NURSING UNIVERSITY Hyden 606-672-2312 www.frontier.edu
For 75 years, Frontier Nursing University (FNU), with its heart in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, has educated nursing and midwifery leaders who have touched the lives of children and families across the nation and around the globe. Today, FNU is a premier nursing university preparing more nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners than any other school in the country. These nurses and midwives carry out FNU’s mission every day by providing primary care to women and families with an emphasis on rural and underserved populations. Through innovative distance education programs, FNU makes graduate-level education accessible to nurses in rural and underserved areas. Registered nurses can become nursemidwives, family nurse practitioners or women’s health care nurse practitioners by completing coursework online and clinical experiences in their own communities. FNU offers Master of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees as well as Post-Master’s Certificates through its distance programs. Enrollment: 1,500 Founded in 1939
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GEORGETOWN COLLEGE Georgetown 1-800-788-9985 www.georgetowncollege.edu
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Grayson 1-800-522-3181 www.kcu.edu
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE Owensboro 1-800-999-0592 www.kwc.edu
LINDSEY WILSON COLLEGE Columbia 1-800-264-0138 www.lindsey.edu
MIDWAY COLLEGE Midway 1-800-755-0031 www.midway.edu
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SPALDING UNIVERSITY Louisville 502-585-7111 www.spalding.edu
SPENCERIAN COLLEGE Louisville 502-447-1000 www.spencerian.edu
ST. CATHARINE COLLEGE St. Catharine 859-336-5082 www.sccky.edu
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY Louisville 1-800-467-6281 www.sullivan.edu
THOMAS MORE COLLEGE Crestview Hills 859-341-5800 www.thomasmore.edu
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY Lexington 859-233-8300 www.transy.edu
From all across Kentucky, students come to The Gatton Academy on the campus of Western Kentucky University. Since 2008, juniors and seniors in high school have attended The Gatton Academy to finish their high school work while, at the same time, starting college. Academy students conduct research with professors, travel abroad, and attend college classes. Students are challenged academically and thrive in a supportive environment designed just for them. The Gatton Academy has been the number one ranked public high school in the U.S. each of the last three years and is an Intel School of Distinction Finalist. How much does an opportunity like this cost? The Commonwealth of Kentucky pays for all tuition, fees, and room and board. You too can have a future filled with infinite possibilities at The Gatton Academy. Enrollment: 128 Founded in 2008
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Established in 1906, WKU today serves more than 20,100 students on its campus in Bowling Green, Kentucky and its regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, and Owensboro, Kentucky. WKU offers more than 170 undergraduate degree programs and more than 50 graduate degree programs, including doctoral degrees in Educational Leadership, Nursing, and Physical Therapy. More than 75 degrees are available completely online. WKU’s campus has undergone a transformation of both the physical campus and the academic mission of the institution. WKU is guided by our vision to become A Leading American University with International Reach. That vision is achieved through nationally recognized programs such as Engineering, and Journalism & Broadcasting, and Accounting as well as the internationally renowned Forensics team. WKU is home to the state’s only independent Honors College. Students are applying for and winning prestigious, competitive national and international scholarships and are representing WKU all across the globe. Enrollment: 20,178 Founded in 1906
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UNION COLLEGE Barbourville 1-800-489-8646 www.unionky.edu
UNIVERSITY OF THE CUMBERLANDS
Williamsburg 1-800-343-1609 www.ucumberlands.edu
UNIVERSITY OF PIKEVILLE Pikeville 1-866-BEARS-00 www.upike.edu
Dr. Lyle Roelofs
President, Berea College KNITTER When bringing to mind a knitter, one likely doesn’t picture the leader of an internationally known college. But that’s exactly what Berea College President Lyle Roelofs does in his spare time. “It’s a very enjoyable pastime. I learned as a child from my mom,” Roelofs says. “I think I was an annoying son, so my mom taught me knitting to keep me busy.” We’re not talking simple scarves, hats and blankets, mind you. Roelofs is known among his family and friends for making creative sweaters for both humans and canines. He loves a good challenge when it comes to figuring out patterns and how to knit new items. “The hardest things can come up with the nicest solutions to knitting problems,” he says. “I happened upon a handbag with a nice ribbing pattern that gave it extra strength. Figuring out how to do that was enjoyable.” But he does admit to making mistakes. “The hard thing in knitting is to get the size to come out right. I knitted a sweater for my wife, and it was too big,” he says. “I made one for my grandson when he was 2, but he was growing so fast, I didn’t have time to finish the sleeves. He got a sweater vest.”
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Morehead State University delivers strong and affordable education for friendly, ambitious students who thrive in a student-focused learning environment defined by small class sizes and faculty committed to teaching and student success. Alumni are accepted into professional programs (like medicine, law, veterinary science, etc.) at rates above state and national averages. Home to one of five space science programs in the country, MSU was recognized for the 11th consecutive year as one of the top public universities in the South in the 2015 edition of “America’s Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report. Morehead State’s online Master of Business Administration program was named “Best Online MBA Programs for 2014-15” by Affordable Colleges Foundation, and Military Times announced MSU as a “Best for Vets” College in its 2015 rankings. Enrollment: 11,053 Founded in 1887
Dr. Jay Box
President, KCTCS TENNIS PLAYER As the newly named president of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, Jay Box has his hands full. However, he does find time to enjoy and promote local artists, including musicians, writers, actors and the like. But his life’s passion is tennis. Ever since he was 10 years old, Box has taken to the court to play both for fun and for work. He played for Southwest Texas State (now Texas State University) and coached the sport at Odessa College for several years. Despite his love for tennis, his time on the court is now limited due to three knee surgeries. “I try to get out occasionally, but my mobility is limited in side-to-side movements,” he says. “If you can’t move side to side in tennis, you can’t play very well.”
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Founded in 1889, the University of Pikeville stands as a school of opportunity, providing a quality education to a diverse community of more than 2,300 learners who hail from 44 states and 21 countries. In addition to 27 majors and nine pre-professional programs, the university offers an MBA and a Master of Science in Sport Management from the Coleman College of Business, and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine. The university has also established partnerships with the Yanbian University of Science and Technology and Beijing University of Agriculture in China. In 2014, the University of Pikeville announced the Kentucky College of Optometry, an initiative that reflects the institution’s mission of service and strategic vision. Planning has begun for a new $45 million educational facility that will include the technology and innovation needed to prepare future optometrists dedicated to providing access to the people of Appalachia and all rural America. Enrollment: 2,300 Founded in 1889