Credentials and Programs

Credentials

KCTCS offers:

600 credit program options.
Associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates

Associate degrees include transfer degrees and technical/professional degrees, many of which also transfer to four-year programs.

To earn an associate degree, a student must successfully complete 60 to 76 credit hours, depending on the program.

The diploma is designed to prepare students for employment in a specific technical field. To earn a diploma, a student must successfully complete 36 to 68 credit hours.

The certificate is primarily offered in technical programs and can be earned in as little as one semester, depending on the program.

Programs:

Associate of Arts/Associate of Science (transfer degrees)

Occupational/Technical Programs
Accounting Technology
Advanced Imaging in Radiography
Agricultural Technology
Air Conditioning Technology
Appalachian Studies
Applied Process Technologies
Apprenticeship Studies
Apprenticeship Technology
Architectural Technology
Arts Administration
Automotive Technology
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Barber/Stylist
Biomedical Technology
Biotechnology
Building and Apartment Maintenance
Business Studies
Business Administration
Business Management and Marketing
Civil Engineering Technology
Clinical Laboratory Technician
Collision Repair Technology
Computer Aided Drafting
Computer & Information Technologies
Computer Information Systems
Construction Technology
Cosmetology
Criminal Justice
Culinary Arts
Dental Hygiene
Dental Hygiene - Dental Assisting
Dental Laboratory Technology
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Diesel Technology
Digital Game Design
Education
Electrical Engineering Technology
Energy Systems
Environmental Science Technology
Environmental Technology
Equine Studies
Fire/Rescue Science Technology
General Occupational/Technical Studies
Geographic Information Systems Technology
Global Studies
Health and Wellness Technology
Health Information Technology
Health Physics
Heavy Equipment Operation
Historic Information Management
Homeland Security/Emergency Management Horticulture
Human Services
Industrial Automation Technology

Industrial Chemical Technology
Information Management and Design
Information Technology
Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
Locomotion Technology
Machine Tool Technology
Major Appliance Technology
Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Manufacturing Industrial Technology: Electrical Technology
Manufacturing Industrial Technology: Engineering Technology
Manufacturing Industrial Technology: Industrial Maintenance Technology
Masonry
Mechtronics
Medical Administrative Services
Medical Assisting
Medical Information Technology
Mining Technology
Natural Gas Technology
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Technology
Nursing
Nursing - Academic/Career Mobility
Nursing - Integrated Nursing
Nursing - Practical Nursing
Nursing Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Office Systems Technology
Paramedic Technology
Pharmacy Technology
Physical Therapist Assistant
Plumbing Technology
Professional Craft: Pottery
Professional Studio Artist
Quality Management Systems
Radiography
Real Estate
Realtime Captioning Technology
Respiratory Care
Security Management
Supply Chain Management and Logistics
Surgical First Assisting
Surgical Technology
Surveying and Mapping Technology
Truck Driving Training
Visual Communications: Advertising and Design
Visual Communications: Filmmaking: From Script to Screen
Visual Communications: Multi-Media
Visual Communications: Printing
Visual Communications: Visual Arts
Volumetric Medical Imaging
Welding Technology
Wood Manufacturing Technology
Zoo Animal Technology