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Gateway Community and Technical College

Florence, Kentucky Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Florence, Kentucky, Gateway Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 5,320 students in fall 2024. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Gateway Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 36 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Electrician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 3,389 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,320
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
3,389
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
36
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 36

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering Technologies 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Education 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
65%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
654
Certificates under 1 year
2,586
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
143
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,320
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,320
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,118
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Dr. Fernando Figueroa
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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