Despite the significant disruption to the 2020-21 academic year, the Kentucky Community and Technical College System awarded a record number of credentials to a record number of graduates.
The 16 KCTCS colleges, including Hopkinsville Community College awarded 39,458 credentials, which included degrees, diplomas and certificates. KCTCS saw a nearly five-percent year-over-year increase in Associate in Applied Science degrees, designed to prepare graduates to directly enter the workforce. There also was an increase in Associate in Arts and Associate in Science degrees for students who want to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree.
For the first time in its more than 20-year history, KCTCS awarded credentials to more than 20,000 graduates.