Somerset Community College
Type | President Carey W Castle | |
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Location | , , United States 37°03′33″N 84°37′00″W / 37.0593°N 84.6166°W | |
Colors | Navy █ and Gold █ | |
Website | http://www.somerset.kctcs.edu | |
Somerset Community College (SCC) is a
History
The 2002 consolidation of Laurel Technical College, Somerset Community College, and Somerset Technical College produced a comprehensive community and technical college whose beginning reaches back to 1940. Originally a part of the
Laurel Technical College began in London, Kentucky in 1971 as a vocational school governed by the Kentucky Department of Education. The school added a post-secondary component in 1985 and began offering programs designed to teach adult learners both academic and technical skills.
Somerset Technical College began in 1940 under the Somerset Board of Education's control. Originally named the Somerset Vocational School, the institution came under Kentucky Department of Education governance in 1970. The school offered Kentucky's first publicly supported aviation maintenance program, and began accepting post-secondary students in 1970.
Service area
The primary service area of SCC includes:
- Casey County
- Clay County
- Clinton County
- Laurel County
- McCreary County
- Pulaski County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Whitley County
Campuses
Somerset Community College serves students on two campuses and four centers in south-central Kentucky. The college offers distance learning opportunities through online classes, televised courses, and courses at off-campus sites throughout southern Kentucky. In academic year 2006-2007 Somerset Community College served 6,319 students from 77 of Kentucky's 120 counties.