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COLLEGES OWENSBORO COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE 4800 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303 Phone: 270-686-4400
WRITTEN BY moral presence in the community and maintain MEGHANN RICHARDSON a commitment to identify and meet the educaPHOTO BY ALAN WARREN tional needs of others. Owensboro is unique in the fact that it has two four-year, faith-based colleges. Not only are the schools huge draws for students, but when the graduating classes often stay in Owensboro for post-college life, the workforce benefits too.
BRESCIA UNIVERSITY 717 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 Phone: 1-877-BRESCIA
Brescia’s mission has steadfastly remained student-centered. Students provide service within the community, demonstrate character-driven athleticism and offer the Owensboro community a sense of optimism for the future. “The people of Brescia University are its greatest asset,” said Kayla Altman, director of public relations and marketing at Brescia. “Brescia alumni are making a difference every day right here in Owensboro, across the commonwealth, the United States and beyond. Brescia faculty and staff are leaders in the Owensboro community by serving on boards, being in churches, providing educational opportunities and diverse perspectives on topics of interest, and by sharing art, culture, literature and much more. Altman said Brescia and the people who comprise its campus seek to serve as a just and
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For Brescia University, being faith-based means being rooted in the Catholic Church and embracing the Ursuline teaching tradition, while at the same time embracing individuals from all walks of life and faith traditions. “That translates into what is known as the four tenants of Brescia Difference — Respect for the Sacred, Devotion to Learning, Commitment Growth in Virtue and Promotion of Ser vant Leadership,” Altman said. “As such, Brescia treats all students as individuals to whom the university is responsible to uphold its promise to educate. Students are not a number or name on a roster at Brescia University, but a child of God.” Brescia University is a family with a strong sense of home and community permeating every facet of the campus.
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN COLLEGE 3000 Frederica St. Owensboro, KY 42301 Phone: 800-999-0592
Owensboro Community & Technical College is a public, two-year, open admissions college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is one of the 16 colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. The OCTC Workforce Solutions division provides training for the region and sets the pace for the nation. Workforce Solutions is currently working with the Gates Foundation sponsored Jobs for the Future and PBS station WGBH-Boston to create work-based learning activities in industry that will be disseminated on a national level.
WKU OWENSBORO 4821 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303 Phone: 270-684-9797
WKU Owensboro is a regional campus of Western Kentucky University offering public post-secondary education. The school offers students an affordable and convenient way to earn a degree close to home. The campus is a one-stop shop and studentfocused to help students start and finish their degree. Since most of the students at WKU Owensboro are the first in their family to attend college, its faculty and staff are committed to connecting students to the resources necessary to help them succeed in the classroom, on the job and in life.
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private Methodist college in Owensboro. With 29 majors and 13 pre-professional curriculums, they offer almost anything a student could want. President Bar t Darrell said prospective students can take a look at those who have
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