KRS § 164.580 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 164 / Section 164.580
164.580 Kentucky Community and Technical College System -- Curricula -- Goals -- Degree programs
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164.580 Kentucky Community and Technical College System -- Curricula -- Goals

-- Degree programs.

(1) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is established. The

Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall provide:

(a) A general two (2) year academic curriculum with credits transferable to two

(2) year and four (4) year colleges and universities;

(b) Technical and semiprofessional programs of two (2) years or less;

(c) Within a two (2) year college curriculum, courses in general education,

including adult education, not necessarily intended for transfer nor technically

oriented; and

(d) Services to Kentucky's employers and the general public to provide continuing

education and customized training for purposes of improving the knowledge

and skills of Kentucky workers and citizens in all regions of the state.

(2) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System shall be responsive to the

needs of students and employers in all regions of the Commonwealth with

accessible education and training to support the lifelong learning needs of Kentucky

citizens in order to:

(a) Increase the basic academic and literacy skills of adults through adult basic

education and remedial education services;

(b) Increase the technical skills and professional expertise of Kentucky workers

through associate and technical degrees, diploma, and certificate programs;

(c) Increase the access for students to complete the prebaccalaureate associate

degree in arts or associate degree in science for ease of transfer to four (4) year

institutions;

(d) Enhance the relationship of credentials between secondary and postsecondary

programs which permit secondary students to enter programs through early

admission, advanced placement, or dual enrollment;

(e) Facilitate transfers of credit between certificate, diploma, technical, and

associate degree programs;

(f) Develop a pool of educated citizens to support the expansion of existing

business and industry and the recruitment of new business and industry;

(g) Enhance the flexibility and adaptability of Kentucky workers in an ever-

changing and global economy through continuing education and customized

training for business and industry;

(h) Promote the cultural and economic well-being of the communities throughout

Kentucky; and

(i) Improve the quality of life for Kentucky's citizens.

(3) Students attending a college under the administration of the board of regents for the

Kentucky Community and Technical College System may pursue three (3) kinds of

degree programs:

(a) Associate degree programs approved by the board of trustees as of the

effective date of the transfer of the management responsibilities of the

University of Kentucky Community College System to the Kentucky

Community and Technical College System;

(b) Associate degree programs developed by the Kentucky Community and

Technical College System, approved by the board of regents and the Council

on Postsecondary Education. The board of regents shall confer degrees and

award diplomas for the approved programs; and

(c) Joint degree programs developed between the Kentucky Community and

Technical College System and other institutions.

(4) University of Kentucky Community College System students who were officially

enrolled on or before June 30, 1999, in associate degree programs approved by the

board of trustees of the University of Kentucky and who complete the associate

degree programs on or before June 30, 2004, shall have their degrees conferred by

the University of Kentucky board of trustees. The degrees for all other students

enrolled shall be awarded by the board of regents for the Kentucky Community and

Technical College System.

(5) The board of regents for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System

shall expedite, whenever possible, action on requests for any new technical or

associate degree program of a vocational-technical or occupational nature.

(6) The Kentucky Community and Technical College System college faculty senates

shall have the primary responsibility for determining academic policy and curricula

development that shall be recommended to the president of the Kentucky

Community and Technical College System.

(7) Technical colleges, through their faculty and accrediting procedures, may develop

degree programs that shall be considered for approval by the board of regents and

the Council on Postsecondary Education. A graduate of a program within three (3)

years of the program becoming an accredited degree program shall receive all or

partial credit toward the degree, based on criteria established by the institution and

approved by the board of regents. The board of regents shall confer degrees and

award diplomas for these programs.