CPE data shows college graduation, retention rates continue to climb; costs remain steady across state
Despite a spring semester marred by COVID-19, graduation and retention rates continued to climb at Kentucky’s public universities last year,…
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CPE approves historically low tuition increases for 2020-21; rates a financial win for students
In a financial win for students, the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education finalized tuition rates for public universities, preserving college…
Two years early, Kentucky’s public universities hit key targets on STEM+H bachelor’s degrees
Kentucky’s public universities chalked up another win for workforce readiness in 2018-19, surpassing a major milestone for bachelor’s degrees in…
Council on Postsecondary Education report shows college attainment remains on the rise in Kentucky
Kentucky moved ever closer to its educational attainment goals in the 2018-19 academic year as the combined number of undergraduate…
Pension bill passes in waning moments, allows public universities, agencies to opt out of KERS
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today In the waning moments of the 2019 General Assembly, lawmakers passed public pension legislation that…
The Week’s Roundup ICYM: CovCath student sues Wash Post; bills on nonprofit sales tax, KERS
Nicholas Sandmann through his parents Ted Sandmann and Julie Sandmann are suing The Washington Post Company for $250 million for…
Rural colleges make big changes to stay afloat; ‘What’s a university without a history major?’
The Rural Blog Many public universities in smaller towns are in crisis mode as enrollment and state funding continue to…
KCTCS widens cost gap with state’s public universities, making education more affordable
The gap between the cost to attend one of the 16 colleges of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System…