Fall 2024

Community & Technical College Foundation of Ashland, Inc.

Project: Articulating Success

Result: Report due June 30, 2026

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Foundation

Project: Leadership Training 

Result: 31 students  participated in a Leadership Conference for students in Work Study programs. Topics included leadership, working with others, communication, and professionalism. Participant feedback was very positive with highlights of student comments such as: This conference “was very encouraging, eye-opening, and very inspiring;” it helped me understand “what leadership truly is;” and helped me gain skills on “how to speak more fluently and professionally.”

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Hopkinsville Community College Foundation, Inc.

Project: PATH (Providing Access To Higher-learning) To Completion

​Result: Project targeted students with 75% of credential requirements between 2021 and 2024, but no credential. Of 177 students identified and contacted, 22% will receive credential.For most students, one barrier was addressed such as one course uncompleted or no credential applied for. Most students contacted had multiple barriers and/or indicated no interest in completion.

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Madisonville College Foundation, Inc.

Project: Improving Math Success with HyFlex Academic Support

​Result: Data from the year-long project indicate that the approach was successful in its intent and yielded additional, unanticipated benefits. In MAT 150, student participation in tutoring increased by 42%, hours of tutoring increased by 60%, and number of sessions increased by 26%. Completion rates for MAT 150 increased by 5% in spring 2025 and by 8% in fall 2025.

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Maysville Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  Expansion of Writing Studio

Result: Developing and implementing The Writing Studio Online (TWSO) provided 611 students in 7 sections of ENG 100 and 25 sections of ENG 101 direct access to writing support services by removing barriers related to location, scheduling, and modality. While final grades for Fall 2025 were not yet reported, a spring 2025 pilot showed an increase in course success rates of 6% over non-TWSO-use courses.

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Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.

Project:  TECH-X 2025

​Result: Project supported students enrolled in TECH-X, an accelerated, flexible, project-based program for multi-craft certifications in advanced manufacturing and skilled trades. Funding provided materials and support for 12 students in summer and 20 in fall. Of those, 28 are on track to earn all 6 certificates.

 

Fall 2023

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  Healthcare Success Coach -- Enhancing Student Success in Healthcare Programs

Result: Project goals were to increase retention and success among BIO 137 Anatomy & Physiology students.  In14 pilot sections, a success coach facilitated sessions academic skills, career pathways, resources, and exam review and used the early-alert system. For non-attendance students, 45.2% were shown to be successful (ABC grade); for one session attendance, 60.9% were successful and for at least 3 sessions, 62.2% achieved target grade. 39% of students in pilot sections persisted to spring 2025, compared to 33% in other sections.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  Writing Lab Project

Result:  Project provided students with reading comprehension and writing skills to maintain good academic standing and aid persistence. Tutoring supported 28 students with 129 sessions completed for a total of over 150 hours of assistance in writing-based courses. 25 of the 28 students (89.3%) completed a credential or continued in the fall semester; 24 of the 28 students (85.7%) maintained academic standing (2.0 cumulative GPA).

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Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  Food for Thought Pantry

Result:  The pantry exceeded its service targets and made a meaningful difference in helping students stay enrolled. It supported more than 3,100 people in a year and distributed 27,000 pounds of food. Among pantry users, 84% were retained or completed, outperforming the overall student retention rate of 76%.

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Maysville Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  Reframing Failure – Academic Recovery Program

Result: Project goal was to retain at-risk students and return them to good standing by assisting students on academic probation and suspension to persist. Individual success plans, intrusive advising, and emergency funds helped students with support at each stage. In the fall of 2024, 80 students moved from PRB2 to PRB1 or attained a GPA that increased their cumulative GPA. Emergency funding was utilized by 44 students.

 

Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.

Project:  TECH-X 2024
Result:  TECH-X is an accelerated, flexible, project-based program that leads to multi-craft certifications in manufacturing and skilled trades. Funding provided materials and support for 13 students in summer and 22 in fall. Of those, 33 are earning all 5 certificates. 92% from summer persisted and 90% continued fall-to-spring. 44 (duplicated) student awards helped students with protective equipment, work boots, and transportation.

 

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Foundation

Project:  AIM SKYward

Result:  Project served 75 students over two semesters. In spring, 82% earned a successful grade of C or better and 77% of the cohort persisted, registering for courses in summer or fall 2024. Overall, the program reduced withdrawal from the cohort by 8%, which is 3% higher than the goal. 100% of offered college services were utilized by cohort members. The majority of students indicated that they felt welcome on a Confidence and Belonging survey. AIM SKYward was selected as the League for Innovation in the Community College’s Innovation of the Year 2024 for the state of Kentucky.

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