


Grant Awards
Fall 2023
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation
500 Newtown Pike, Administration Building, Lexington, KY 40508
Project: Healthcare Success Coach -- Enhancing Student Success in Healthcare Programs
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Foundation
2701 Turkeyfoot Road, Covington, KY 41017
Project: Writing Lab Project
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Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation
500 Technology Way, Florence, KY 41042
Project: Food for Thought Pantry
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Maysville Community and Technical College Foundation
1755 US HWY 68, Maysville, KY 41056
Project: Reframing Failure – Academic Recovery Program
Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.
4800 New Hartford Road, Owensboro, KY 42303
Project: TECH-X 2024
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
1845 Loop Drive, Bowling Green, KY 42101
Project: AIM SKYward
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Fall 2022
Bluegrass Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.
Project: Guided Pathways for First Year Orientations
Result: First Year Orientation was redesigned using Guided Pathways model to assist entering students to prepare for classes, learn about services, adjust to college life, and select a career pathway. More than 2,000 students attended orientation sessions. Future analysis will determine whether the new model supports students success.
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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Foundation
Project: Coaching SAP Students to Success
Result: The program provided support to students who failed to meet the required Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) standards to continue financial aid. Coaches' intrusive coaching plan assisted students to meet requirements. The project group demonstrated a rate of 62% success in moving to next semester. A comparable randomly selected group of SAP students from a previous semester showed a rate of 48%.
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Owensboro Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.
Project: Breaking the Cycle Mentoring Internship Program
Results: An experiential learning internship provided mentoring by OCTC students, in partnership with local youth services organizations, to promote persistence and success of underrepresented minority (URM) youth. Eight students completed the mentoring program and four completed all coursework. Mentors rated their experience at a 9.4/10. URM youth received valuable mentoring services and positive exposure to OCTC.
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Paducah Junior College, Inc. for West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Project: Increasing Student Success and Persistence Through
Innovative, Equitable and Diverse Course Design
Results: The grant supported the launch of an Innovative Faculty Leaders model for course redesign. By Spring 2024, 2 leaders and 9 faculty had received training and redesigned 9 courses. In 2 sessions of offering new courses, the student success rate (A, B, or C grade) showed increases of 5.6% and 11%. For underrepresented minority students, increases were 3.6% and 22.5%.
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Fall 2021
Gateway Community and Technical College Foundation, Inc.
Project: 3D Printing Technician Certificate Program
Result: Funded equipment for new certificate in 3D Printing Technician. Goal of 16-18 credits and 10 certificates a year. Two mandatory introduction classes offered in Spring 2022 with 8 students successfully completing, and 11 students registered for fall.
Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, Inc.
for Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Project: Brothers Finding Careers
Result: Designed to encourage underrepresented minority and low-income male students to enroll in high-achieving programs, with high employment and equitable pay. JCFF funds supplied materials. College reports 40% of eligible students (38) participated in program. 92% completed career assessments, and 76% did career exploration.
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College Foundation, Inc./Henderson Community College
Project: Hispanic/Latino Outreach Student Recruitment Program
Result: Goal to increase services to current and prospective Hispanic/Latino students. Outcomes included translating materials, orientation, FAFSA bilingual services, and connections with local churches. Increase in college enrollment of 26 Hispanic/Latino students, growth of 34% over prior year.




