Kentucky

Kentucky

Fast Facts

44,200

Associates Degrees & Certificates Awarded

50.9%

of All Degrees & Certificates Awarded Statewide

Kentucky

CTE Secondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Graduation Rate

Go on to Postsecondary Education

CTE Postsecondary Concentrators

No Data Found

Earn a Postsecondary Credential, Certificate, or Diploma

Placed in Employment, Military Service or Apprenticeships Within Six Months

Secondary CTE Enrollment

220

Public High Schools

200,641

Public High School Enrollment

62,731

High School CTE Concentrators

138,189

Total Secondary CTE Enrollment

By Race

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

By Gender

Secondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

16

Community Colleges

107,892

Public Community Colleges Enrollment (full and part-time)

20,190

Postsecondary CTE Concentrators

33,997

Total Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

74

Area Technical Centers

By Race

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black

Latino

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

White

Two or More Races

Unknown

By Gender

Postsecondary CTE Enrollment

No Data Found

Male

Female

Perkins Data

Combined State Plan with Perkins and WIOA

Is the State Using the Reserve Fund?

Perkins Eligible Agency

Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education

Funding For FY22

$21,143,647

Percentage of Funding Directed to:

No Data Found

Secondary

Postsecondary

$60,000

Amount of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside to Prepare Students for Non-Traditional Careers

0%

Percent of Funds Being Reserved in Total

5-8

Middle Grades That are Eligible for Perkins V Funding

0.59%

Percent of Leadership Funds the State Set Aside for State Correctional Institution

Ways the Secondary CTE, Postsecondary CTE and Workforce Systems Collaborate

  • Developing joint programs of study
  • Sharing labor market information
  • Approving a common list of industry-recognized credentials

Secondary Program Quality Indicator(s)

  • Recognized postsecondary credential attainment

Postsecondary Goals

goal

60%

Attainment by 2030

progress

49.4%

Statewide Postsecondary
Attainment Progress

Every Student Succeeds Act Metrics

ESSA School Quality and Student Success Indicators

Kentucky’s accountability plan includes a Transition Readiness indicator designed to measure a student’s preparedness to transition to the next level in their education and/or career. At the high school level, students can demonstrate transition readiness in one of three dimensions: academic, military or career readiness. Opportunities for demonstrating career readiness include:

  • Achieving a benchmark score on industry certifications or earning KY Occupational Skills Standards Assessment (KOSSA) as appropriate for articulated credit, and one of the following:
    • Earning a score of B or better on 6+ hours of approved CTE dual credit courses;
    • completing 2 CTE credits and enrolling in the next credit in a CTE program of study;
    • completing a state-approved apprenticeship;
    • or completing an approved process to verify exceptional work experience.

Kentucky has also identified a SQSS indicator measuring Opportunity and Access along four dimensions: rich curriculum, equitable access, school quality and whole child supports. The indicator includes required, selected and reported measures for elementary, middle and high schools. At the middle school level, required measures of rich curriculum include access to career exploration coursework, including CTE and other coursework focusing on essential skills.

At the high school level, required measures of rich curriculum include students completing a career pathway in a CTE program of study and students demonstrating essential skills by earning a bronze or higher on a work ethic certification. To earn a work ethic certification, students must:

  • Complete a work-based learning experience;
  • Participate in a CTSO, student technology leadership program, student government or other extra-curricular activity; and (to earn a silver or gold distinction)
  • Complete a career pathway or compete in a state CTSO competition.

Kentucky also provides a menu of six measures of “whole child supports” and will allow schools to select two. One of the six included measures is the ratio of students to career counselors or career coaches.

State CTE Director

Beth Hargis

Associate Commissioner, Career & Technical Education

beth.hargis2@education.ky.gov

Kentucky Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education
300 Sower Blvd 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601