HCTC rankes in top 50 com. college IN THE NATION »

HCTC ranks 18th in Best Community Colleges in the nation
       Hazard Community and Technical College ranks in the top 50 of Community Colleges in the 2010 Washington Monthly College Rankings.
       HCTC ranked 18 in the list which was developed following an evaluation of active and collaborative learning, student effort, academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, support for [...]

Jackson City School News August 9th, 2010 »

New teachers at JCS By: Haley Patrick & Ashley Burton

There are two new teachers at JCS this year.
First, there is Mrs. Lisa Riley who is teaching 2nd grade.
She is originally from Breathitt County, where she still lives with her husband and two children.
She attended BHS and then went to Morehead State University where [...]

HCTC offers Pharmacy Technician course in Jackson »

HCTC will offer a Pharmacy Technician course on Mondays from Sept. 13 through Nov. 15. The course will meet from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Breathitt County Life Skills Center.  This 10-week course will prepare students for the National Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination (CphT), including the math required, and pharmacy [...]

HCTC offers free electrical retraining class »

Hazard Community & Technical College will offer an annual Electrical Retraining Class that is free of charge to all underground and surface miners who have a current electrical card and needs annual retraining.  This class meets all requirements of MSHA and the Office of Mine Safety and Licensing and will be [...]

Six students from Breathitt County made the spring 2010 University of Kentucky Dean’s List »

LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 20, 2010) – The University of Kentucky is proud to recognize the outstanding academic performance of its students, including six students from Breathitt County who were named to the UK Dean’s List for the spring 2010 semester.
To make a Dean’s List in one of the UK colleges, a student must earn a [...]

HCTC registration underway »

Students wanting to enroll for the fall 2010 semester at HCTC can register any Monday through Friday at any campus location. The deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 6. “The sooner students sign up, the better, since classes are filling up quickly,” noted Scott Gross, Admissions Director.
Students may also apply for [...]

HCTC honors outstanding Breathitt County students at graduation »

HCTC students were honored for their excellence during graduation on Saturday, May 15 at The Forum in Hazard.
Academic achievement awards were presented to: Patrick Lin Barnett of Jackson, Stephen J. Fugate of Vancleve and Paul A. Watts of Lost Creek.
HCTC also honors outstanding students with department awards: Stephanie Lynn Ritchie of [...]

Robinson Creek celebrates Earth Day and Arbor Day »

Robinson Creek Elementary School celebrated Earth Day and Arbor Day on
April 30. All students helped plant eight Eastern Redbud trees, which were donated to the school by PRIDE. The Pike County PRIDE Clean Community Board gave the students environmental education bags filled with such items as coloring [...]

HCTC PTA student named to KPTA All Academic Team »

Jasmine Robertson of Jackson, a student at HCTC, has been named to the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association (KPTA) 2010 KPTA All-Academic Team. Students from the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant programs from across the Commonwealth were eligible for consideration. The purpose of the team is to recognize outstanding physical [...]

LBJ STLP Wins Honors at State Championship »

LBJ Elementary is proud to have a very active and strong STLP or Student Technology Leadership Program.  On May 11th and 12th, the LBJ STLP traveled to Rupp Arena in Lexington for the annual state championship.  During the day, STLP students competed in areas of digital photography, digital art, video gaming, cyber reporting, and school [...]