KCTCS Healthcare Programs

Our KCTCS colleges offer programs in Healthcare designed for real world success. We train healthcare workers in all parts of the state, with 16 colleges, 70 campuses, and 90 healthcare programs. Whether you want something short-term or are beginning your pursuit of a four-year degree, we have options close to home, with affordable tuition and small classes. See the programs we offer and the colleges that offer them. Once you find a program that interests you, request information to learn more!

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The 16 Colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) offer 90 credentials in Allied Health. This report enumerates the 23 degrees, 9 diplomas, and 58 certificates and indicates which colleges offer each.

Program

Colleges

Academic/Career Mobility Program Nursing

Big Sandy Jefferson Southcentral
Biomedical Technology Systems

Madisonville
Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

Bluegrass
Dental Hygiene

Bluegrass
Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene

Big Sandy
Diagnostic Medical Sonography

Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard West Kentucky
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic

Bluegrass Gateway Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Health Information Technology

Gateway Jefferson
Health Science Technology

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville West Kentucky
Human Services

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Jefferson Madisonville
Massage Therapy Technology

Gateway Hazard
Medical Assisting

Bluegrass Gateway Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Owensboro
Medical Information Technology

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hopkinsville Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral West Kentucky
Medical Laboratory Technician

Elizabethtown Henderson Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Somerset West Kentucky
Nursing

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southeast West Kentucky
Nursing - Integrated Nursing

Madisonville
Occupational Therapy Assistant

Jefferson Madisonville
Orthotics and Prosthetics Technology

Bluegrass
Physical Therapist Assistant

Big Sandy Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Somerset Southeast West Kentucky
Radiography

Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Respiratory Therapist

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Somerset Southcentral Southeast
Surgical First Assisting

Madisonville
Surgical Technology

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky

Program

Colleges

Academic/Career Mobility Program in Nursing-Practical Nursing

Big Sandy Jefferson Southcentral Southeast
Advanced Level Pharmacy Technology

Bluegrass Hopkinsville Jefferson Somerset West Kentucky
Dental Assisting

Big Sandy West Kentucky
Integrated Nursing-Practical Nursing

Big Sandy Madisonville Southeast
Medical Administrative Assistant

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Medical Assisting

Bluegrass Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Medical Records Specialist

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Somerset West Kentucky
Practical Nurse

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Somerset Southcentral West Kentucky
Surgical Technologist

Ashland Big Sandy Jefferson Southeast

Program

College

Advanced Biotechnician

Bluegrass
Advanced Emergency Medical Technician

Big Sandy Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Advanced Imaging in Radiography

Elizabethtown Hazard Jefferson Madisonville Somerset Southeast
Advanced Nursing Assistant

Ashland Big Sandy Elizabethtown Hopkinsville Maysville Owensboro West Kentucky
Advanced Phlebotomy Technician

Hazard
Aging Services

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Henderson Madisonville Southeast
AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support

Madisonville
Basic Biotechnician

Bluegrass
Bioinformatics

Bluegrass
Bioinformatics

Bluegrass
Biotechnology Laboratory Assistant

Bluegrass
Certified Medical Technician

Ashland Big Sandy Madisonville Maysville Owensboro
Client Service Coordinator

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Madisonville
Community Dental Health Coordinator

Big Sandy
Community Health Worker

Hazard
Coronal Polishing

Big Sandy Bluegrass
Dental Radiology

Bluegrass
Direct Support Work

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Jefferson Madisonville Southeast
Electrocardiogram Technician

Ashland Big Sandy Hazard Hopkinsville Madisonville
Electrocardiograph Technician

Bluegrass Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset
Electrocardiographic and Cardiac Monitoring Technician

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Jefferson Madisonville Southcentral
Electronic Health Records Specialist

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Madisonville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral West Kentucky
Emergency Medical Responder

Hopkinsville Madisonville Owensboro West Kentucky
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic

Bluegrass Gateway Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast
Entry Level Pharmacy Technology

Bluegrass Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Owensboro Somerset West Kentucky
Environmental Biotechnician

Bluegrass
Foundations in Biomedical Technology Networking Systems

Madisonville
Health Care Foundations - Basic

Ashland Hazard Jefferson Somerset Southeast
Health Care Foundations - Intermediate

Ashland Jefferson
Health Care Specialist

Hazard
HIT Coding

Gateway Jefferson
Hospital Admissions Specialist

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Kentucky Medication Aide

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Local Anesthesia and Nitrous Oxide Sedation

Big Sandy Bluegrass
Message Therapy

Gateway Hopkinsville
Medicaid Nurse Aide

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Medical Assisting

Gateway Owensboro
Medical Coding

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Medical Coding and Reimbursement Specialist

Jefferson
Medical Interpreter

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Jefferson Owensboro
Medical Office Administrative Assistant

Bluegrass Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Medical Office Insurance Billing and Coding

Bluegrass Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southeast
Medical Office Limited Radiography

Jefferson Somerset
Medical Receptionist

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Medical Transcription/Scribe

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral
Medical Transcriptionist

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Maysville Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Medical Unit Coordinator

Ashland Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Hopkinsville Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset Southcentral Southeast West Kentucky
Personal Trainer

Big Sandy
Phlebotomist (Medical Assisting)

Ashland Bluegrass Gateway Henderson Hopkinsville Maysville Southeast
Phlebotomist (Medical Laboratory Technician)

Elizabethtown Hazard Jefferson Madisonville Maysville
Phlebotomy for the Health Care Worker

Ashland Big Sandy Elizabethtown Hazard Henderson Hopkinsville Jefferson Madisonville Maysville Owensboro Somerset West Kentucky
Physician's Office Laboratory

Elizabethtown Hazard Henderson Jefferson Madisonville West Kentucky
Psychiatric Mental Health Technician

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Hazard Henderson Madisonville Southeast
Recovery Coach

Big Sandy Bluegrass Elizabethtown Gateway Hazard Henderson Madisonville Southeast
Release of Information Data Specialist

Gateway Hazard Jefferson
Surgical First Assisting

Madisonville
Telehealth Technician Associate

Hopkinsville Southeast

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Ashland Community & Technical College

Big Sandy Community & Technical College

Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Elizabethtown Community & Technical College

Gateway Community &Technical College

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Hazard Community &Technical College

Henderson Community College

Hopkinsville Community College

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Jefferson Community & Technical College

Madisonville Community College

Maysville Community & Technical College

Owensboro Community & Technical College

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Somerset Community College

Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College

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Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

West Kentucky Community & Technical College

What are our students saying?

Taryn Axon
Jefferson Graduate
Medical Assistant, Baptist Health Lousiville Thoracic Surgery

“I had a great experience at Jefferson because it allowed me to get out of school with a Medical Assisting degree...debt free! Now, I am continuing my education at the University of Louisville to work toward my goal of becoming a nurse practitioner.

My experience at Jefferson and the Medical Assisting program was awesome. I had an amazing instructor that became like a second mom because she motivated me and pushed me to be excellent. I’m grateful to Jefferson for opening the doors to a career and better life."

John Kemp
Nursing Graduate
St. Elizabeth Employee

“What brought me to Gateway was the fact that it was affordable and it seemed like a small community. Gateway has given me a better life by giving me the opportunity of being able to help other people here in the community"

Saman Butt
WKCTC Graduate
Diagnostic Medical Sonography

“Without a doubt the degree I gained at WKCTC changed my life in so many ways. I never thought that ultrasound would be my passion, but taking care of patients, performing procedures in which I can help patients feel better really makes me happy"

Shakira Gregory
SKCTC Graduate
Respiratory Care

“SKCTC’s convenient location is what appealed to me. I wanted to be able to get a good education, get a good job, and still be home.”

Sheldon Wharton
HCC Graduate
Registered Nurse

"I was a young single mother trapped in an abusive marriage. The scholarships and support HCC provided to me through the Billie Lee Cayce scholarship literally saved my life. I am excited about the future and continuing my nursing education, and it all began at HCC."

How much can you make?

Average annual wages in Kentucky from the Kentucky Center for Statistics.
Program	Salary
Medical Assistant	$37,705
Medical Lab Technician	$42,248
Paramedic / EMS	$35,375
Radiographer	$46,662
Registered Nurse	$52,909
RespiratoryTherapist	$42,726
Surgical Technologist	$40,038

Employer Partners

Appalachian Regional Hospital
Baptist Health
CHI Saint Joseph Health
Christian Health Center
Hardin Memorial Hospital
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Kindred Hospital

Kings Daughter Medical Center (KDMC)
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Massac Memorial Hospital
Mountain Comprehensive
Norton Healthcare
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital

Pikeville Medical Center
Signature Healthcare, LLC.
St. Elizabeth Healthcare
University of Cincinnati Health
University of Kentucky Healthcare
University of Louisville Health

*Hospitals and healthcare systems partnerships represent active engagement within the past two years, at one or more KCTCS colleges. KCTCS is also proud to partner with an additional 300+ healthcare-related companies.