50 National College Boulevard
Pikeville, KY 41501
606.478.7200

National College is a career-oriented institution that concentrates on providing its students with important professional skills and prepares them for a modern business environment. National College offers concentrated, career-specific courses so that students do not waste time or necessary resources on courses that are not directly related to their professional fields of choice. The Pikeville campus in particular attracts students that are pursuing medical careers.

The Pikeville campus is one of more than the 23 locations of National College and one of the 6 campuses located in Kentucky. The Pikeville campus offers Associate Degrees in Administration Office Professional, business Administration Accounting, Business Administration Management, Computer Applications Technology and Medical Assisting. The Pikeville campus also offers Diploma Programs in Accounting Office Assistant, Administrative Office Specialist, Business Administration, Computerized Office Applications, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Office Specialist, Medical Office Assistant, Medical Transcriptionist, Pharmacy Technician, Phlebotomy and Supervisory Management Specialist.

The Pikeville campus moved to a newly constructed facility in 2005. National College provides students with extensive research utilities such as the Virtual Library. Through the Virtual Library, students are able to access specific databases that can retrieve articles from thousands of magazines, newspapers, reference books, and academic journals. Students can log in with a user ID and password from essential anywhere the Internet is available. Students can also maintain the use of the Virtual Library well after graduation, in order to stay current with the latest advancements and news in their industries. National College also offers extensive Career Counseling at the Career Center. Students can learn interview skills, how to create a professional resume and also check for job opportunities that the Career Center regularly posts.

Quick Facts:

National College's educational programs were founded in the Eastern Kentucky region in 1975.

Community representatives serving as National College's Campus Advisory Boards provide advice that give insight to the employment needs of business, technical, and government organizations.

The National College uses graduate and employer surveys to tailor its academic programs to meet the changing demands of the marketplace.

Students in the Associate Degree programs take many courses that would normally be offered only as upper-level classes at other institutions.

The current Pikeville campus is 11,358 square feet and cost $3 million to build.
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