Infographic Archive for 2023

• Dec. 7, 2023 - Completion rates for students starting at a KCTCS college exceed national average, no matter student age
• Nov. 16, 2023 - Fourteen percent of Kentucky youth age 16-24 disconnected from both education and workforce
• Nov. 9, 2023 - Declines in college-going rates signal the urgent need to promote the value of a college credential and degree to Kentucky students
• Nov. 2, 2023 - Hybrid and online-only course offerings see enrollment growth while in-person courses see a sharp decline
• Oct. 26, 2023 - Kentucky's campus-funded grant amounts double over the decade
• Oct. 19, 2023 - Students with children more likely to rely on jobs, need-based grants and loans to pay for college
• Oct. 12, 2023 - Survey of young working adults shows K12 career advising more readily available to students with higher income levels
• Oct. 5, 2023 - Students with low income more likely to need guidance around the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form
• Sept. 28, 2023 - Kentucky graduates with certificates, diplomas or associate degrees more likely to be employed in state
• Sept. 21, 2021 - Kentucky's population more highly educated than a decade ago, females lead in attainment
• Sept. 14, 2023 - Young adults with a college degree more likely to find jobs that fit their talents and interests
• Sept. 7, 2023 - Students' workforce skills development closely tied to earning a credential at a community college
• Aug. 31, 2023 - Majority of Gen Z students receptive to shorter, stackable credentials as a means to a degree
• Aug. 24, 2023 - Need for graduates with technology skills imminent as more workplaces adopt artificial intelligence for operations
• Aug. 17, 2023 - Public opinion of higher education's return on investment remains favorable, but strong levels of support waning
• Aug. 10, 2023 - Trades and health most popular majors of students utilizing the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship
• Aug. 3, 2023 - Kentucky college students over the age of 24 much less likely to reenroll a second year
• July 27, 2023 - Housing insecurity more common among two-year college students
• July 20, 2023 - College students with children more likely to experience financial, food and housing insecurity
• July 13, 2023 - Students taking dual credit through KCTCS on the rise while enrollment in programs offered by four-year institutions has declined
• June 29, 2023 - Forty-one Kentucky counties have higher than average teacher turnover rates
• June 21, 2023 - International student enrollment at Kentucky colleges slowly rebounding after 2020 low
• June 15, 2023 - Aftereffects of pandemic on student health, well-being now among key barriers to college enrollment
• June 8, 2023 - Awareness of campus support services critical to addressing student basic needs
• May 25, 2023 - Male students more likely than females to report difficulties remaining enrolled in undergraduate programs
• May 18, 2023 - Underrepresented minority students more likely to have higher levels of unmet financial need
• May 11, 2023 - Unmet financial need influences retention of Kentucky college students
• May 4, 2023 - Kentucky's workforce participation rate among high school graduates trails contiguous states
• April 27, 2023 - Kentucky dual credit enrollment surging at KCTCS, steadily growing across all sectors
• April 20, 2023 - Underrepresented minority college graduates less likely to be working in Kentucky five years after graduation
• April 13, 2023 - Workforce participation of Kentucky adults more likely as levels of education increase
• April 6, 2023 - Kentucky adult undergraduate student enrollment on the decline, no matter the higher education sector
• March 30, 2023 - Even after pandemic, students more likely to cite mental health, stress as the reason they have considered stopping their coursework
• March 23, 2023 - Chronic disease behaviors decrease as education levels go up
• March 16, 2023 - Education majors predominantly female, no matter race or ethnicity
• March 9, 2023 - Females more likely to take out student loans, males more likely to take out higher amounts
• March 2, 2023 - Nine out of 10 Kentucky undergraduate health credentials awarded to females
• Feb. 23, 2023 - Millions of dollars in federal aid left unclaimed by Kentucky students due to not completing the FAFSA
• Feb. 16, 2023 - More Black college students face work and family demands that compete with their college education
• Feb. 9, 2023 - Kentucky leads region with percentage of Black young adults with degrees, but trails in other racial categories
• Feb. 2, 2023 - Undergraduate degrees and credentials earned by underrepresented minority students show positive five-year trend
• Jan. 26, 2023 - Female students more likely to earn higher amounts of KEES, however both male and females earning less than a decade ago
• Jan. 19, 2023 - Kentucky's progress producing graduate degrees outpaces undergraduate credential production
• Jan. 5, 2023 - Kentucky leads the way improving completion rates