One community college Drive
Hazard, Kentucky 41701

Don't let the name fool you. Throughout the years, Hazard Community College has been quite successful at providing one and two-year degree and certificate programs to a wide array of students. The school currently offers associate degrees in arts, science, and applied sciences and 21 vocational certificate programs. Hazard Community College's Work-Based Learning program allows students to split their time between the classroom and the real world. Encompassing cooperative education, internships, and practicum experiences, students who complete a work-based program in addition to their program of study leave campus with on-the-job experience and industry contacts.

The school also provides distance learning options and college readiness courses to adults pursuing their GED or learning English as a Second Language. Hazard Community College is also home to the Kentucky School of Craft, a state-funded technical education program dedicated to producing the next generation of skilled artisans.

Designed to accommodate both traditional and commuter students, Hazard Community College provides on campus dormitory housing for up to 90 students each year as well as the Commuter and Non-Traditional Student Organization (CANSO) club to help non-residential students get to know each other and the campus. Hazard also provides numerous other student organizations ranging from campus chapters of professional associations to religious groups to volunteer organizations. Students have a total of 22 clubs to choose from including a student government association and a chapter of the international honors fraternity for two-year students, Phi Theta Kappa.

Hazard Community College also does its best to help students reach their educational goals. All students have access to academic advising, financial aid counseling, disability services, and a broad spectrum of online journals and periodicals from around the world. First-generation, low-income, and physically disabled students can also find additional support through Hazard Community College's Student Support Services program. Serving approximately 200 participants each year, the program provides financial assistance, tutoring, educational workshops, transfer assistance, and cultural enrichment activities to students from under-represented backgrounds.

Quick Facts:

50% of all faculty members in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System maintain a "real world" job in addition to teaching, giving students the chance to get insider information on their chosen field.

Hazard Community College is also home to the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, one of the few musical academies in the nation dedicated to bluegrass music.

Through the GEAR Up Kentucky program, Hazard Community College provides academic support services to select local students in the eighth grade and above.

Hazard Community College currently operates six campuses in Hazard, Jackson, Hyden, and Hinman, Kentucky.

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