Advising

Advising and Registration for Current BCTC students opens October 1st for Spring Classes and March 1st for Summer and Fall Classes.

To identify and contact your assigned advisor:
Go to

1. MyPath
2. Student Self-Service (Tile)
3. Student Center (Tile)
4. Lower right corner --- Advisor name (email) and phone number

To Schedule an Advising Appointment:

Check your KCTCS email for communication from your assigned advisor.
This will provide you with directions on how to schedule your
appointment.

Various technologies may be used for advising
appointments, including Starfish, Bookings, Teams, Acuity. For additional
help with these scheduling options please see the Step-By-Step Training
Guides.

To Complete an Advising Evaluation:

After any advising appointment you may complete an Advisor Evaluation.

For questions or concerns about advising:

Please email your assigned advisor.

If you have further questions feel free to contact us at bl_advising@kctcs.edu. 

Welcome to BCTC! We look forward to you starting your academic career at the college.

Please follow the instructions in the new student portal to schedule an appointment with an advisor and complete your next steps.

Registration for new, transfer, and readmit students begins March 1 for Fall and Summer classes & October 1 for Spring classes.

Submit transcripts from any college you've attended previously.

Submit Transcripts

Ask your college to send transcripts to our Office of Admission.

Once you have been admitted to the college, please schedule an Advising Appointment using the button below.

Schedule an Advising Appointment

1. Submit transcripts from other colleges you've attended since your last enrollment at BCTC. Ask your college to send transcripts to our Office of Admission.
2. Once you have been admitted to the college, please schedule an Advising Appointment using the button below.

Schedule an Advising Appointment

Exception: If you are returning from academic suspension do not schedule an advising appointment. Upon reinstatement, the Academic Suspension Reinstatement Specialist will advise and register you for classes initially. You will be assigned an academic advisor after enrollment. Following reinstatement, the Reinstatement Specialist will advise and register you for classes. Review the Academic Suspension Reinstatement Guide to understand the reinstatement process.

Registration for new, transfer, and readmit students begins March 1 for Fall and Summer classes & October 1 for Spring classes.

Visiting and Non-degree college students are not required to meet with an academic advisor. Your online portal, available as a link in your mailed acceptance letter, will provide instructions for creating your student account. You will login to your student account to register for classes. For question regarding registering, you will need to contact the Registrar's Office via email at Bluegrass-StudentRecords@kctcs.edu.

Placement testing needs to be completed before you attend your advising session. We recommend you use one of our study guides for math and/or verbal. A photo ID is required for testing.

For testing at the Regional Campuses (Danville, Georgetown, Lawrenceburg, Winchester) please contact that campus for information.  See Regional Campus information.

For testing at the Leestown Campus Testing Center, Schedule your appointment online. Evening testing is available on Wednesday's at Leestown only.

Walk-in testing is available on Newtown Campus Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

Placement Testing Locations

• Leestown Campus: Building N room 110
• Newtown Campus: The Den Building - Advising & Assessment area

For assistance with registration for courses, see our Course Enrollment Request page for online forms and contact information.

• Lexington Campuses - email bl_advising@kctcs.edu
• Danville Campus - (859) 246-6860 ext. 0
• Lawrenceburg Campus - (859) 246-6850
• Georgetown-Scott Co. Campus - (502) 570-0734 ext. 0
• Winchester Campus - (859) 737-3098 ext. 0