February 9, 2012

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Honors 2012 Hall of Fame Alumni

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) is proud to honor Kathryn H. Hunt as the newest member of the Super Sunday Hall of Fame.

February 6, 2012

BCTC Dental Hygiene Student Receives L.R. Bean Dental Radiology Award

Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) Dental Hygiene student, Kacey L. Muntz, has been named the 2011 recipient of the L.R. Bean Dental Radiology Award.

January 30, 2012

National Award Winning Poet to Speak at BCTC

Nikky Finney will be the keynote speaker at the sixth annual Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) Changing Classroom Cultures Conference.

January 25, 2012

BCTC Now Enrolling for Spring II Classes

The deadline to apply for Spring II classes at BCTC is February 1.  Students who have applied to take spring classes at BCTC and have not yet enrolled still have time to sign up for Spring II classes which begin March 7.

January 20, 2012

Lexington Mobile Veterans Center to Visit BCTC Campuses

The Lexington Mobile Veterans Center will visit Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s (BCTC) Danville, Lawrenceburg and Winchester-Clark County campuses January 23, 24 and 25.

January 20, 2012

Leadership Development Program Accepting Applications for 2012

Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) is currently accepting applications for the 2012 Citizens’ Leadership Academy (CLA). It is open to Fayette County residents who want to prepare for greater involvement in the community.

January 13, 2012

BCTC Participates in Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration March

Faculty, staff and students from Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) will join hundreds of other citizens on Monday, January 16 for Lexington’s 40th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom March.

January 12, 2012

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Helps Students Navigate New SAP Requirements

Bluegrass Community and Technical College students who receive financial aid have new guidelines to meet due to recent changes to the Federal Satisfactory Academic Policy (SAP).

December 14, 2011

BCTC Benefactors Recognized at KCTCS President’s Gala and Benefactors’ Awards Dinner

BCTC and the BCTC Foundation recognized two outstanding BCTC benefactors for their generous philanthropic and voluntary support at the KCTCS 12th annual President’s Gala and Benefactors’ Awards Dinner in November.

December 6, 2011

BCTC Board of Directors Meeting

The BCTC Board of Directors will meet at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 7 in the Board Room, Building M, Leestown Campus, 164 Opportunity Way in Lexington.

November 22, 2011

BCTC Office of Multiculturalism and Inclusion Holds 2011 MOSAIIC Conference

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) Office of Multiculturalism and Inclusion will hold its fifth annual Multicultural Opportunities, Strategies, and Institutional Inclusiveness Conference (MOSAIIC) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lexington, KY on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3.

November 18, 2011

BCTC Student Earns First Place Win in Science Competition

James Wesley Morris, a sophomore in the biotechnology program at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, was the first place winner in the microbiology division at the Kentucky Academy of Science 97th annual meeting held November 4-5.

November 14, 2011

BCTC Holds Geographic Information Systems Day

The Geographic Information System (GIS) certificate program will hold its 4th annual GIS Map Gallery on Wednesday, November 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Oswald Building lobby on Cooper campus.

November 8, 2011

BCTC Teams Up with the Lumina Foundation to Increase Graduation Rates Among Latinos

Under the project, the Lumina Foundation will provide more than $600 thousand dollars over a four-year period to strengthen ventures to improve the postsecondary attainment of Latino students.

November 8, 2011

BCTC Joins Rally to Honor the Fallen

Following the 10th anniversary of the September 11 tragedy, BCTC has joined a nationwide grass-roots effort to honor American service men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan during the past decade.

September 30, 2011

Three BCTC board members re-elected in officer positions

At the September meeting of Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s (BCTC) Board of Directors three members were re-elected in various board officer positions.

September 8, 2011

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors Meeting

The BCTC Board of Directors will meet at 6:00p.m. Wednesday, September 14 in the Board Room, Building M, Leestown Campus.

September 7, 2011

BCTC Esthetics Program Hosts Open House

Bluegrass Community and Technical College’s (BCTC) Esthetics program will hold an open house on Thursday, September 8 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Leestown campus.

August 15, 2011

BCTC Begins Construction of Newtown Campus

Bluegrass Community and Technical College celebrated a milestone Monday when the college broke ground on its first building at the Newtown Campus.

August 9, 2011

The last day to pay tuition!

The last day to pay tuition for students enrolled after July 1, 2011, is August 16, 2011.

August 2, 2011

BCTC Night of Glamour event to be held in August

The BCTC Foundation will hold its second annual Night of Glamour Gala at the elegant Castle Post in Versailles on Saturday, August 20 from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.

July 14, 2011

BCTC to participate in LemonAid Days

The student government association at BCTC will participate in the Salvation Army’s LemonAiD Days, a month-long charity event where participants set up lemonade stands and donate the proceeds to homeless families.

June 23, 2011

BCTC receives $44,000 in funding from United Way

BCTC programs that develop literacy and promote dual credit enrollment will get a boost in funding thanks to grants from the United Way of the Bluegrass.

June 10, 2011

BCTC Associate Professor to appear on Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky Tonight program

BCTC's Associate Professor Hossein Motamedi will make a guest appearance on Kentucky Educational Television Kentucky Tonight program with host Bill Goodman on Monday, June 13.

May 26, 2011

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors Meeting

The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors will be meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 1 at 318 Oswald Building on the Cooper Campus, 470 Cooper Drive in Lexington.

May 26, 2011

BCTC chosen as first community college to receive chapter of Graduate Women in Science

BCTC has been chosen by the Sigma Delta Epsilon chapter of Graduate Women in Science to receive the first undergraduate chapter at a community college.

May 17, 2011

BCTC names Elkhorn principal as 2011 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

Francis O’Hara, principal of Elkhorn Crossing School in Georgetown, was named as the 2011 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by BCTC.

May 12, 2011

Fayette County Adult Education GED Graduation

The Fayette County Adult Education Program at BCTC will honor 263 graduates in a commencement ceremony 7 p.m. Thursday, May 19 at Imani Baptist Church, 1555 Georgetown Road.

May 10, 2011

Peace and Global Citizenship Fair to focus on community self-reliance

The 6th Annual Peace and Global Citizenship Fair, hosted by BCTC, will be held noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at BCTC’s Cooper Campus (next to Commonwealth Stadium)

May 2, 2011

BCTC Graduation to be held May 14

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) will hold commencement exercises 5 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at the Frankfort Convention Center, 405 Mero Street in Frankfort.

May 2, 2011

BCTC Fine Arts Director included in Governor's Derby Exhibit

BCTC is tickled that “Into Pink,” a photo taken by Fine Arts Director Teresa Tope, is being featured at the annual Governor’s Derby Exhibit.

April 26, 2011

NASA Program Selects BCTC Student

While most students spend the end of the semester pulling all-nighters or cramming for tests, one BCTC student will be at NASA designing a rover that could be used for Mars exploration.

April 26, 2011

Guaranteed Tuition Rate for Returning Students this Fall

Returning students at BCTC will receive guaranteed tuition, with no rate increase, for the 2011-12 academic year, if they were enrolled during the fall 2010 or spring 2011 semesters.

April 21, 2011

Free GED testing at BCTC Adult Education Centers

The fee to take the GED test is being waived through June at Bluegrass Community and Technical College Adult Education Centers in Lexington and Danville.

April 14, 2011

BCTC to Offer Three New Programs this Fall

BCTC will offer three new associate degree programs this fall in response to student demand and high job growth in the region.

April 12, 2011

Get Jiggy With The Piggy

Phi Theta Kappa, the student honor society at BCTC, recently won 14 chapter and individual awards, including the Distinguished Honors in Action award, during the 2011 state convention.

April 12, 2011

BCTC Chorale presents: Spring Concert

Tuesday, April 26th on the Leestown Campus Student Center at 7:00p.m.

April 12, 2011

BCTC Foundation Presents: Jazz on the Porch

Featuring Mark Gardner and Company. Friday, April 29th at the Talon Winery from 5:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

March 25, 2011

BCTC Student Honor Society Earn 14 Awards At State Convention

Phi Theta Kappa, the student honor society at BCTC, recently won 14 chapter and individual awards, including the Distinguished Honors in Action award, during the 2011 state convention.

March 11, 2011

BCTC seeks nominations for 2011 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bluegrass Community and Technical College is seeking nominations for the 2011 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.

March 7, 2011

Bluegrass Literary Discussion Group presents Major Pettrigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson

The Bluegrass Literary Discussion Group will hold its last book discussion for the season. Please plan to attend our discussion at Talon Winery’s private tasting room (7086 Tates Creek Rd) Wednesday, March 23rd at 4:30 PM.

February 28, 2011

BCTC student honor society welcomes new members

Congratulations to the 89 students who were recently inducted to the Bluegrass Community and Technical College student honor society, Phi Theta Kappa.

February 23, 2011

Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors Meeting

The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Board of Directors will meet 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 2nd in the Board Room of the Manufacturing Building at the Leestown Campus