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Jefferson Community and Technical College

Louisville, Kentucky Public 2-year Large city

Overview

Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public two-year institution in Louisville, Kentucky. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 13,429 students. It is part of Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

Jefferson Community and Technical College offers certificates and associate degrees across 51 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 5,024 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
13,429
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
5,024
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
51
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 51

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 5
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Precision Production 2
Construction Trades 3
Engineering Technologies 7
Health Professions 16
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Education 1
Science Technologies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Social Sciences 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
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
53%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,338
Certificates under 1 year
3,417
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
268
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
13,429
Undergraduates, fall 2024
13,429
Full-time, fall 2024
23%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
19,202
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 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
45%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
15%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
26%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Kentucky Community and Technical College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Ty J. Handy
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, 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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