With its headquarters located in Prestonsburg in Kentucky , United States , Big Sandy Community and Technical College is one of sixteen 2-year open admission colleges under the Kentucky Community and Technical College System or KCTCS. Its primary service area includes Floyd, Johnson, Martin, Magoffin, and Pike Counties .

Campus Features

Created in the year 2003 in result of consolidation of two colleges namely, the Prestonsburg Community College and the Mayo Technical College, BSCTC has as many as four campus locations. These are Prestonsburg, Mayo in Paintsville, Pikeville, and the Hager Hill campuses. College management have plan to open Midway College School of Pharmacy in May Campus in Paintsville by 2011. BSCTC has many feeder schools. Johnson, Pike, Shelby Valley , Phelps, and Allen are the top five among them.

Brief History

In the year 2003 the college was established with the basic objective of preparing the students for transfer to the four year colleges in Kentucky or for immediate entrance. With student strength of over 4000 and imparting education in 40 programs at four campuses, it figures prominently in college directory of Kentucky State and United States .

Accreditation

Big Sandy Community and Technical College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or SACS.

Programs Offered

Over 40 different programs are offered by the technical college for its students. Most of the programs are affordable and also provides flexibility and options including the facilities of distance learning using online education . Students can earn any of over 75 credentials offered by the college basing on their requirements and budget. Its associate degrees work as the stepping stone for migrating to higher degrees in colleges and universities. In addition the college offers both full time and part time courses basing on the needs of the students. For further details one can log on to the Academics page of the college website.

Admission

Providing the facilities of open admission for the students the college requires the students to provide high school diploma or GED test scores, ACT or COMPASS scores, and official transcript from all the post-secondary institutions attended. A student should be above 16 years of age to qualify. Details of admission and application processes are available on the college website.

Financial Aid

Usual financial aids like the Federal and State Grants, scholarships, loans, and institutional grants are available for eligible students. Nearly 74% of the students are availing some form of Federal Grants while 16% are supported with State Grants. For details one can visit the Financial Aid page of the college website.