Kentucky: Council on Postsecondary Education

Campuses confer estimated 61,472 degrees, credentials in 2012-13
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Officials at Kentucky’s public and independent colleges and universities estimate that they have conferred 61,472 degrees and credentials during the 2012-13 academic year, with historic levels continuing at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s and professional practice doctoral levels.
Committee on Equal Opportunities to meet
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Committee on Equal Opportunities will meet Monday, May 20 at 8 a.m. EDT in the University Center Ballroom at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights.
Free GED® testing May 15-July 31
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Distance Learning Steering Team to meet
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Distance Learning Steering Team will meet Wednesday, May 15 at 9:30 a.m. EDT in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Lung Cancer Research Governance Board to meet
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Lung Cancer Research Governance Board will meet Wednesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. EDT in Meeting Room B at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Rural Access Work Group to meet
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Rural Access Work Group will meet Wednesday, May 15 at 1 p.m. EDT in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Council awards $1.5 million to develop model teacher prep programs
Thursday, May 09, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education has awarded $1.5 million to fund model clinical programs for teacher preparation in Kentucky. The three programs seek to improve the effectiveness of how universities provide teacher training.
CPE to sponsor college planning conference for minority students
Monday, May 06, 2013
Registration is underway for the 26th Annual Academically Proficient High School Junior and Senior Diversity Conference on the campus of Eastern Kentucky University, June 28-29.
Budget Development Work Group to meet
Friday, May 03, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Budget Development Work Group will meet on Monday, May 6, 10 a.m. EDT in Meeting Room B at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Council caps college tuition increase at 3 percent
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education approved a 3 percent ceiling for tuition increases for the coming academic year for in-state undergraduate students at Kentucky’s public colleges and universities. This represents the smallest average tuition increase for Kentucky public institutions in 15 years.
Council on Postsecondary Education sets meetings
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education will meet April 17-18 at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky.
CPE's Strategic Agenda Work Groups to meet
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s College Readiness and Student Success Work Groups will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, April 11 at 10:00 a.m. EDT in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Rural Access Work Group to meet
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
CPE Budget Development Work Group to meet
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Budget Development Work Group (2014-16) will meet on Wednesday, March 27, 2:30 p.m. EDT at 2078 Quail Run Drive in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
CPE's Sherron Jackson honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by Murray State's Office of MultiCultural Affairs
Monday, March 25, 2013
Growing up on a farm in rural Mississippi with 11 brothers and sisters, Sherron Jackson never imagined that his life’s work would be spent in part championing equal opportunities in higher education for Kentuckians.
Committee on Equal Opportunities to meet
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Committee on Equal Opportunities will meet on Monday, March 25, 9:00 a.m. (EDT) in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education's offices in Frankfort.
Distance Learning Steering Team to meet
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Distance Learning Steering Team will meet on Wednesday, March 20, 9:30 a.m. EDT in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Rural Access Work Group to meet
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Rural Access Work Group will meet Thursday, March 7 at 9:30 a.m. EST in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
700 pre-register for tomorrow’s tip-off of Transfer Madness
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Excitement is building for the tip-off of Kentucky’s first statewide, entirely online transfer fair to be held Wednesday, March 6, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. EST at http://transfermadness.org. More than 700 have pre-registered as of yesterday.
Kentucky Virtual Library introduces new search tool and naming contest
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL) has introduced a new search tool to simplify research. The new EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) searches across all the journals, magazines, encyclopedias and citation databases that KYVL provides to the Commonwealth, and increases findability through a customizable front end powered by an advanced search system.
CPE releases Kentucky Partnership Academies update/St. Catharine College & Washington County Schools
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education has released the first in a series of updates on the Kentucky Partnership Academies, which are P-12 and higher education collaborations to improve student achievement.
Online 'Transfer Madness' to connect KCTCS students to 25 universities
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Help is on the way for Kentucky college students interested in transferring their credits or associate degree to a four-year university. On Wednesday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST, the state’s colleges and universities will host “Transfer Madness,” the first entirely online, statewide transfer fair where students can chat online with transfer advisors, search for scholarships, download materials and get questions answered.
Lt. Gov. Jerry Abramson and higher education officials to make transfer announcement
Monday, February 18, 2013
Lt. Governor Jerry Abramson will be joined by transfer students and representatives of the Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at a press conference on Wednesday, February 20 at 10:30 a.m. EST in the State Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort.
CPE to sponsor 2nd annual Student Success Summit
Monday, February 18, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education will sponsor the second annual Kentucky Student Success Summit on April 15-16, 2013, at the Louisville Marriott East.
Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Governance Board to meet
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Governance Board will meet on Wednesday, February 13, 2:00 p.m. (EST) in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education's offices in Frankfort.
Council on Postsecondary Education re-elects Pam Miller as chair and Dan Flanagan vice chair
Friday, February 08, 2013
Pam Miller of Lexington was re-elected to her second term as chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education and Dan Flanagan of Campbellsville was re-elected vice chair. The Council is the state’s higher education and adult education coordinating agency.
Council on Postsecondary Education sets meetings
Friday, February 01, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education will meet Friday, February 8, 2013, at 9 a.m. ET at the Council on Postsecondary Education’s offices, Meeting Room A, Frankfort.
Rural Access Work Group to meet
Thursday, January 31, 2013
The verdict: college still pays
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
“Is college a lousy investment?” This was the question posed in a Newsweek cover story in the fall, a blunt challenge to America’s long-standing, nearly sacrosanct belief in the value of a college education. Author Megan McArdle argues that an increasing number of college graduates are leaving campus, degree in hand, with mountains of student debt, only to wind up behind a counter at Starbucks (an anecdote so prevalent that Jordan Weissmann, writing for The Atlantic, dubs it “the barista principle”).
Council on Postsecondary issues ‘College Still Pays’ policy brief
Friday, January 25, 2013
“College Still Pays,” a policy brief issued today by the Council on Postsecondary Education, shows that now more than ever it pays for Kentuckians to get a college degree or credential. College attainment helps insulate citizens from unemployment and provides access to higher-paying jobs.
Media Statement on The American Dream 2.0 Report Issued Earlier Today
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Statement from Robert King, President of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education and a member of The American Dream 2.0 Coalition.
Committee on Equal Opportunities to meet
Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Committee on Equal Opportunities will meet on Monday, January 28, 9:00 a.m. (EST) in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education's offices in Frankfort.
Distance Learning Steering Team to meet
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Distance Learning Steering Team will meet on Wednesday, January 16, 9:30 a.m. EST in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
CPE Rural Access Work Group to meet
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Rural Access Work Group will meet Tuesday, December 11 at 10:00 a.m. EST in Meeting Room A of the Council on Postsecondary Education's offices in Frankfort.
CPE Nominating Committee to meet
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Council on Postsecondary Education’s Nominating Committee will meet Friday, December 14 at 1:00 p.m. EST at Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company offices, Waterfront Plaza, 323 West Main Street, Suite 600, Louisville, Ky.
Distance Learning Steering Team (DLST) to meet
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The Distance Learning Steering Team will meet Thursday, November 29 from 9:30 a.m. – 12 noon EST in Meeting Room A at the Council on Postsecondary Education offices in Frankfort.
Current Version of GED® Test to Expire
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Kentucky Adult Education announced that the current version of the GED® test will expire at the end of 2013. The current version, known as the 2002 Series GED® test, will be replaced with the new 2014 GED® test on January 2, 2014.

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